
Update: First Human Recipient of Pig Heart Transplant Dies
The University of Maryland Medical Center announced yesterday that David Bennett, the first successful recipient of a pig heart transplant, died at the age of
The University of Maryland Medical Center announced yesterday that David Bennett, the first successful recipient of a pig heart transplant, died at the age of
In a breakthrough years in the making, 57-year-old Dave Bennett has become the first human recipient of an organ from a genetically edited porcine donor.
Can pigs’ brains teach us about human neurology and childhood development? Absolutely. Research shows, over and over, that porcine biology is surprisingly similar to humans,
In 1979, the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine published this seminal research review, an overview of similarities between the bodies of humans and swine. It
Stents have long been a part of the lives of people. It is critical to keep clots and emboli in check to maintain the vascular
This research published in the Journal of Anatomy was done to compare domestic pig and human cruciate ligaments (namely the ACL and PCL) in their form
Xenotransplantation, transplanting animal’s organs into humans, has been studied in research for a long time and is the wave of the future. Human-to-human organ donation
Porcine are playing an important role in the global fight against COVID-19, with live animal models helping to both create a vaccine and address the
Xenotransplantation, a groundbreaking field in biomedical research, holds immense promise for addressing the critical shortage of organs available for transplantation. Recent advancements, such as the
Medical researchers have long recognized the efficacy of using pig models to understand illnesses in humans better. But a new study out of the University
Regular readers of our blog have probably picked up on a pattern: story after story about how porcine have helped lead to breakthroughs that can
Super-dosing of phytase in young pigs has been shown to improve their iron levels, according to a study conducted by AB Vista. Newborn piglets typically
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