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Researchers have said pig kidneys may help solve the transplant organ shortage. Transplanting gene-edited pig kidneys into humans has been hailed as a pioneering procedure and a way to help ease the ...

Scientists have successfully stopped a pig kidney from being rejected by its human recipient — a 57-year-old man in the United States who had been declared brain dead. The organ worked in his body for ...

A man who lived with a genetically modified pig kidney for a record 271 days had the organ removed and will return to dialysis. Tim Andrews of New Hampshire received the transplant in January, but ...

A tiny genetic tweak can make pigs completely resistant to classical swine fever, a major problem for farmers around the world. The same gene edit should also make cattle and sheep resistant to ...

Swarms of wild pigs in California developed blue flesh after ingesting pesticides containing rat poison — and officials warned other common game animals may also be infected. The feral hogs in ...

California wildlife officials are urging hunters and trappers to remain vigilant after several wild pigs in Monterey County were discovered with unnaturally blue flesh, an indication that the animals ...

Feral pigs are going “hog wild” across the San Francisco Bay Area—and wildlife officials are ramping up their efforts to stop the destructive creatures. Wild pigs are nothing new in the Golden State.

Ancient pig teeth indicate that the farm animals were first domesticated in China. By Laura Baisas Published Jun 11, 2025 10:10 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, ...

Weighing up to 200 pounds, California’s wild pigs live in 56 out of 58 counties. These hybrid creatures — part domesticated pig, part wild boar — have been wreaking havoc throughout the state for the ...

Pigs whose DNA makes them resistant to a virus could be the first big consumer product using gene editing. Most pigs in the US are confined to factory farms where they can be afflicted by a nasty ...

A year after a Wyoming man shocked the world by carrying a wounded wolf into a rural bar and letting buddies snap selfies with it, state lawmakers are considering whether to toughen animal cruelty ...