In these one-of-a-kind races, the humans get to be the horses. The “Human Horse Races” is a piggy-back style race, where someone gets on another person’s back, and that person runs.

The ability to detect vocal sounds, and the more specialized skill of recognizing calls from one's own species, is supported ...

In recent years, scientists have transplanted kidneys, livers, and hearts from gene-edited pigs into a human body. But this ...

Is kidney xenotransplantation an answer to the kidney organ shortage? Experts weigh in the current promise and potential medical hurdles.

Using genetic engineering techniques, biologists have created pigs that produce human hemoglobin, the essential oxygen-carrying component of blood. Experts said the achievement was a milestone ...

Because pigs are remarkably similar to humans, knowing the signs of their decomposition can help identify hidden burials.