First Canada and now New Zealand. In the latest development in the worldwide quest to find a cure for type 1 diabetes, a new treatment to prevent its development has emerged from Kiwi country. This comes fresh off the heals of an astounding scientific breakthrough from our neighbors to the north last week.

This new approach taken by the New Zealand scientists, which has only been trialed on mice thus far, involves injecting cells sourced from neonatal piglets that have been coated with a gel to protect them against the immune system. According to researchers at Living Cells Technology -- the team behind this development -- the cells then secrete proteins "responsible for the repair and protection of the cells."

As of this writing, the scientists are hopeful that trials on humans can begin within the next ten years. Before this can happen, however, they must determine what the correct dosage would be and the correct age for it to be administered.