Live Animal Model: Pigs in Virus Research
May 5, 2020
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
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Xenotransplantation: Research Pigs Lead to Milestone in Skin Transplants
April 2, 2020
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
How Pig Models Help Us Understand the Human Brain
February 19, 2020
Medical researchers have long recognized the efficacy of using pig models to better understand illnesses in humans better. But a new study out of the
Four Ways Porcine May Improve Human Health
December 30, 2019
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
Phytase Super-dosing Improves Iron levels in Pigs & Humans
October 17, 2019
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
Life After Death? Dead Pig Brains Show Activity
September 3, 2019
Researchers at Yale University have used an artificial blood replacement to restore activity to pig brains hours after their death.
Pig Organs Offer New Hopes for Heart Transplants
April 17, 2019
For people with end-stage heart failure, getting heart transplants can be the difference between life and death when all other treatments have failed. Yet finding
Scientists Regenerate Leg Muscles Using Pig Bladder Tissue
February 14, 2019
They were men who had suffered unimaginable injuries. Two of them were ex-soldiers, wounded by explosives. They had lost anywhere from 60 to 90 percent
How Pig Models Help Us Understand Pediatric Nutrition
February 7, 2019
Pig models have been instrumental in advances in pediatric nutrition. It’s yet another example of how the biological similarities between swine and people have helped in
How Human-Pig Hybrids Could Lead to Lab-Grown Organs
January 18, 2019
In 2017, scientists at the Salk Institute made an announcement that almost sounded like science fiction: they had created the first successful animal-human hybrids.
How Pig Cells Could be Used to Slow Parkinson’s Disease
December 17, 2018
In recent years, researchers have paved the way to fight against Parkinson’s disease using a unique approach—pig islet cells. This novel tactic involves transplanting pig choroid
How Pig Models Are Being Used in Huntington’s Disease Research
November 14, 2018
In the latest example of the benefits of using swine tissue as models in biomedical research, scientists have engineered the world’s first pigs with Huntington’s