pigs

Study: pigs livers can help humans with liver failure; raises hopes for animal-to-human transplants

A groundbreaking experiment conducted at the University of Pennsylvania has sparked optimism among medical professionals, suggesting a potential breakthrough in…

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Chinese scientists grow humanised kidneys in pigs for the first time

Chinese scientists have achieved a significant breakthrough by successfully growing humanized kidneys containing human cells in pigs for the first…

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Pigs supplied to Singapore from a farm in Indonesia infected with the African swine fever virus

On Tuesday, the Indonesian authorities confirmed that pigs supplied to Singapore from a farm were infected with the African swine…

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Vegetables contain a ‘magic chemical’ that speeds up wound healing; Read more…

By employing a natural chemical, Israeli researchers claim to have increased the rate of wound healing in pigs. They stated…

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Tripura govt orders mass execution of pigs amid African Swine Fever outbreak

Following Mizoram, African Swine Fever (ASF) cases have been discovered in Tripura’s Animal Resources Development Department (ARDD)-run government breeding farm…

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Robot performs first laparoscopic surgery on pigs without human help

A robot has completed a small-incision, camera-guided surgical surgery on a soft tissue of pig, a step closer to completely…

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Man receives first genetically modified ‘pig heart transplant’!

One of the first genetically modified pig hearts has been transplanted into a man in the US. In a news…

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Coronavirus : Video of pigs roaming inside COVID hospital goes viral ; Watch Here

A video of a herd of pigs reportedly roaming freely inside a hospital treating COVID-19 patients in Kalaburagi district has…

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After Covid-19, another disease from China hits India ; 2,500 pigs dead

The first instance of African swine fever has been reported in the country in Assam where the disease has killed…

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We may have new, effective organ donors

Using the genome-editing technology CRISPR, scientists have deactivated a family of retroviruses within the pig genome making it possible for…

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