Chinese scientists have, for the first time, cultivated a beating heart structure with human cells in a pig embryo, reporting ...

In a scientific “first,” a tiny heart structure composed of human cells has been successfully grown within a pig embryo.

The team found that the embryos grew for up to 21 days, after which they did not survive. Lai says it’s possible the human cells disrupted the function of the pig hearts.

Chinese researchers are preparing the details for the publication of another scientific milestone, the creation of a chimera with a human heart and a kidney developed from human stem cells in pig ...

Informal discussions were held this spring under the auspices of the UN, in hopes of reigniting reunification talks between ...

Last week saw scientists celebrating a breakthrough in bowel cancer prevention. The study, by the University of Edinburgh and the Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, uncovered bowel cancer’s ...

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USDA releases billions of sterile flies from planes to fight deadly flesh-eating maggots threatening livestock.

June 20, 2025 at 10:30am BST One of the north’s biggest pig farm operations, Dartan Hall Holdings, has seen its profits double in the last year, its latest accounts show. Based at Killylea in Co ...

Pig dentistry isn’t exactly a common topic, but anyone who regularly associates with pigs almost certainly needs to have a basic understanding of pig teeth. Farmers and pet owners are able to ...