KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's only known pig trotted out of quarantine Saturday, two months after he was locked away because of swine flu fears, to bask again in the mud at the Kabul Zoo. The pig, a ...

Chinese scientists have performed what is thought to be the first transplant of a genetically modified pig liver segment into ...

I was ready in about 15 minutes. I was expecting to look more pig-like, but the animalistic appearance of most of the hybrid creatures in the Zoo maze was limited to their faces. They had otherwise ...

The patient lived with part of a pig liver for 38 days before surgeons removed it, surviving 171 total days after the ...

A study shows that genetically engineered pig livers can sustain essential liver functions in humans. A groundbreaking study published in the Journal of Hepatology has documented the first successful ...

Alfie, a 16 1/2-year-old Visayan warty pig, was euthanized at the Erie Zoo due to declining health from severe osteoarthritis. Alfie surpassed the average life expectancy for his species and received ...

Biotech startup eGenesis developed a gene-edited kidney that was successfully transplanted into a living patient last week. Its CEO says the company is just getting started. Last Thursday, surgeons at ...

UTICA, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) — The Utica Zoo is in mourning on Wednesday after the death of a pair of animals in their care. According to a release by the zoo on Wednesday, May 28, Axl and Ace — the zoo ...

The transplanted portion of the genetically modified pig liver was removed after 38 days, and the patient, who had advanced ...