A chimera is a hybrid of two species ... Scientists have experimented with using certain types of human stem cells in animal embryos in the past, including in pigs and mice.

U.S. researchers are about to test if livers from gene-edited pigs could treat people with sudden liver failure — not with a ...

Researchers reveal that the guinea pig pre-implantation embryo is very similar to the human embryo, spurring a better understanding of infertility and early human development.

Pigs bred for animal-to-human organ transplant experiments are usually genetically modified to reduce the chance that the ...

If you need something to perk up your mood, this adorable video that Homestead Hacks shared of an adorable baby pig loving up on her human mom will do it. The pig, born as the runt of the litter ...

Maui Police Department Two Hawaii men were sentenced to one night in jail after abducting and killing a beloved pet pig from an animal sanctuary in order to win a hunting contest. Prosecutors ...

But there was a catch: Looney wouldn’t receive a human kidney. Instead, a pig’s kidney would be surgically implanted inside the 53-year-old. The procedure of transferring organs from an animal ...

BEIJING, April 15 (Reuters) - China's biggest pig breeder Muyuan Foods (002714.SZ), opens new tab said it is pursuing a second listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, an exchange filing showed on ...

A Hawaiian teenager is facing up to 10 years in prison after he and pal stole a woman’s pet pig and slaughtered it to cheat their way into a $1,000 hunting contest prize. Jayden Jarnesky-Magana ...

An Ohio judge has stopped the state from enforcing a law that unintentionally makes it illegal for anyone to “own, kill, transport, feed” pigs. The law, known as the "feral swine bill," would ...