Showing posts with label #Pigs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Pigs. Show all posts
Thursday, October 21, 2021

Pig kidney successfully transplanted to human body

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Surgeons in New York successfully transplanted a pig kidney into a human subject , reports The Economist . The kidney, experimentally attac...
Monday, July 19, 2021

Feral Hogs Pollute the Climate as Much as 1 Million Cars Each Year

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Nearly two years ago, we all had a hearty laugh about 30 to 50 feral hogs . Turns out that all those pigs aren’t just a horribly invasive s...
Saturday, May 15, 2021

Pigs can breathe through their butts, sort of, and that’s a big deal

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A new discovery about mammals and their potential ability to ‘breathe’ through their rectum into the intestines has paved the way for a pote...
Thursday, February 11, 2021

Pigs can be trained to use computer joysticks, say researchers

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Study found pigs were able to move a cursor to hit a wall on a screen and earn a treat They’ve long been thought of as smarter than your ...

Undercover footage at French pig farm shows ‘abusive’ conditions

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The unit, which supplies the Herta brand, had been cleared by French state vets and claimed to be addressing concerns French veterinary o...

Pigs show “remarkable” level of behavioral and mental flexibility in a new study

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A new study has found that some pig species have a remarkable level of behavioral and mental flexibility. The study was published recently a...
Thursday, December 17, 2020

US FDA declares genetically modified pork ‘safe to eat’

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Developer says it plans to focus on using pig organs for human transplant rather than selling for meat Genetically modified (GM) pigs hav...
Sunday, November 22, 2020

Thousands march in Taiwan streets against US pork imports

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Thousands of people have marched in Taipei’s streets demanding the reversal of a decision to allow U.S. pork imports into Taiwan, alleging f...
Sunday, March 8, 2020

Pigs start 75 square metre fire after swallowing and excreting battery powered pedometer

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Firefighters ‘save the bacon’ when copper in device’s batteries reacts with contents of pigpens Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/ne...
Saturday, January 18, 2020

Missing Polish farmer was eaten by his own pigs, officials say

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When police went to property only fragments of skull and bone remained Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/polish-pi...