David Bennett, a 57-year-old Maryland resident, received a heart from a genetically modified pig, which was raised by Blacksburg company Revivicor.

Animal-to-human transplantation of hearts is far too risky despite the desperate need for donor organs, with about 1200 patients dying each year while waiting for heart and lung transplants ...

Chinese scientists have, for the first time, cultivated a beating heart structure with human cells in a pig embryo, reporting that the heart continued to beat for 21 days unaided.

A naturally occurring compound, schisandrin A, can effectively relax pig coronary arteries, potentially paving the way for new treatments to prevent heart attacks caused by vascular spasms.

In a scientific “first,” a tiny heart structure composed of human cells has been successfully grown within a pig embryo. Interestingly, this heart kept beating on its own for an impressive 21 ...

Pink Pig Farm, at Holme Lane, Scunthorpe, confirmed all animals – and people – were okay but the large amount of smoke after last night’s (Thursday, July 3) blaze meant the team had decided ...

A fire on Thursday destroyed a covered play area at the Pink Pig Farm near Scunthorpe.