Video: Talking about being pig-headed... Mutant piglet with an 'extra nose' on its forehead is born ... with strange deformities that gave it a human face and something that looks like a penis ...

Some infectious disease experts said they wanted more clarity about the nature of the swine case in Oregon. Dr. Michael ...

After years of trial and error, scientists have finally done something incredible: They have successfully grown human stem cells in a pig embryo. Why would anyone do this? Turns out, many ...

The case is concerning as pigs can become infected with both bird and human viruses at the same time, which can give rise to ...

More than 100,000 Americans are waiting for an organ transplant, and Minnesota researchers think pigs could help them. Miromatrix Medical Inc., an Eden Prairie biotechnology company, works to create ...

According to the interview with Future Human, Revivicor’s latest GMO pig has a total of ten modifications that are designed to aid in transplant acceptance. They turned off four pig genes ...

H5N1 bird flu was detected in a pig in Oregon, marking the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Wednesday. The detection was on a small ...

The first confirmed case of H5N1 avian influenza in a U.S. pig has been reported by the USDA. The infected pig, part of a ...

In January 2022, surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical School carried out the world’s first pig-to-human transplant on a living patient – this time involving a heart. He died two ...

After a new study showed that bird flu has spread to dairy farm workers more often than previously known, the US Centers for ...

Surgeons have just connected a pig's kidney to a human body. The clamps have been released and human blood is now flowing into the pig organ. "You could have heard a pin drop," says transplant ...

A pig has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu in a backyard farm in Oregon. Pigs can host both bird and human flu viruses, which can make them a dangerous "mixing bowl." Flu season can also heighten the ...