Tag: Pigs

Pigs to the Rescue: An Invasive Species Helped Save Australia’s Crocodiles

Despite such adaptations and dietary shifts among apex predators, invasive species are still winning. In Australia in 2015,…

How Scientists Are Reviving Cells in Dead Pigs’ Organs

The pigs had been lying dead in the lab for an hour — no blood was circulating in…

Patient Who Recieved Groundbreaking Pig Heart Transplant Dies

The first person to have his failing heart replaced with that of a genetically altered pig in a…

Kidneys From a Genetically Altered Pig Are Implanted in a Brain-Dead Patient

According to the surgical team, the pig kidneys started functioning and making urine after about 23 minutes and…