All Articles Tagged As: pigs

Canada's first cloned pigs born (12/8/2007)

Long-term cloning program will aid in research on treating human diseases ...> Full Article

Cloned Pigs Help Scientists Towards A Breakthrough In Alzheimer's (6/30/2007)

The first pigs containing genes responsible for Alzheimer’s disease will be born in Denmark in August. This event is a landmark achivement in the effort towards finding a cure for the disease. ...> Full Article

Researchers use stem cells to create living dental implants (1/23/2007)

USC School of Dentistry researcher Songtao Shi, DDS, PhD, has regenerated tooth root and supporting periodontal ligaments to restore tooth function in 4–8 month-old pigs. ...> Full Article

Pig to Human Organ Transplants in 5 years (10/11/2006)

Surgical Professor David Sachs has made long strides in xenotransplantation, the process of transplanting an organ from one species to another. Currently, Professor Sachs is testing pig kidneys in primates, with hopes of clinical trials on humans within 5 years. ...> Full Article

Lab clones 14 pigs (10/28/2005)

The Laboratory of Reproductive Technology in Cremona, Italy have cloned 14 piglets, which were born several weeks ago. This project was funded in part by the European Union to study stem cells in cloned animals. ...> Full Article