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Pig Brain Cells Are Being Implanted Into Human Brains To Treat Parkinson's Disease

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Scientists at Living Cell Technologies in New Zealand are using tiny capsules full of pig brain cells to treat patients with degenerative brain diseases. 

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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHEDJune 12, 2017

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