The pig that was used in the first human heart transplant was infected with a porcine virus that may have contributed to the death of the patient, experts have said, with the surgeon that treated him ...

The genetically modified pig whose heart was used in the first human transplant of its kind had a porcine virus that may have played the role in the death of the patient two months later, experts said ...

A major problem hurdle in organ transplantation is a lack of healthy donors. For many years, scientists in the field of regenerative medicine have been trying to find new ways to create organs for ...

A Lemon Pig with a coin in its mouth is sure to bring you New Year's luck. At least since 2017 — when the new tradition went ...

Those lucky enough to know the wonders of eating truffles will testify that this gift from the earth is the ultimate aphrodisiac. One might even go so far as to say it is the ultimate food experience, ...

A baby pig that rose to local fame earlier this week after he was tossed around like a football during a New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration is headed for greener pastures — a small farm owned and ...

Xavier the pig used to have such a bleak life. Presumably raised on a farm to be killed for food, he miraculously fell off of a transport truck and was rescued. Seeing the look on his face when his ...

A weeks-old piglet rescued after it was tossed around like a football during a New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration is healthy and looking for a permanent home, according to the Humane Society of ...