| Bob Elliot and his team at Living Cell Technologies have been working on this for a long time. Getting the approval he needs has been a major challenge. The initial tests on implanting encapsulated pig beta cells were stopped by the New Zealand government 10 years ago because of concerns about the risk of xenotransplantation. Recent trials in Russia were very encouraging, and they are waiting for final approval to start the next phase of trials in New Zealand. The government, as usual, is dragging its heels on this. Probably nothing will happen soon as it is an election year. And it seems the trials may be moved to the US. It looks like progress is being made. But it is just so slow! ...
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