Up to 50 transplant patients will receive a genetically modified pig kidney in a clinical trial that will launch this summer ...

One expert says these so-called "super pigs" — wild boars that were deliberately bred with domestic pigs – are an "ecological ...

The culling of the illegally released pigs has caused outcry with hundreds of people questioning why they could not be ...

Amid the hills and history of Jamestown, Tennessee (Mark Twain’s parents lived there many moons ago), there’s a place where ...

Selective breeding over the past century has shortened and flattened the snouts of German domestic pigs. Though not an ...

German pig skulls changed significantly due to selective breeding. Scientists found shorter snouts and flatter foreheads in ...

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has been detected at two Queensland piggeries. Biosecurity Queensland issued an alert ...

In the first few instances, this medical feat has already been achieved - at least for a short time. Kidneys from animals ...

Pets at Home have been forced to stop selling a popular household pet amid infection fears. The pet shop has identified cases ...

In the Tufts study, the bioengineered teeth developed these ligament-like connections, a promising sign that they could one ...

Dentists could one day regrow human teeth instead of replacing them with false implants, according to scientists who have ...