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New Zealand biotech, Living Cell Technologies, firm has been given the green light to inject pig cells into humans as part of a trial to tackle diabetes. Health Minister David Cunliffe Mr Cunliffe sayss the trial could make New Zealand a leader in treating diabetes and the use of xenotransplantation. Q&A on xenotransplantation from the [...]

Ahead of the release of the revised Digital Strategy later this month, David Cunliffe explores how the New Zealand economy as a whole will benefit from investment in ICT infrastructure at the Digital Future Now forum. Some excerpts: “If we embrace ICT and lose the great Kiwi knocking machine, we’ll continue to be worldclass.” “No [...]