A global collaborative has produced a first draft of the genome of a domesticated pig, an achievement that will lead to insights in agriculture, medicine, conservation and evolution. A global ...

The detailed annotation of the pig genome will speed along efforts to help breed healthier and meatier pigs as well as create more faithful models of human disease T. J. Tabasco is something of a ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A team of US researchers has won a $US10 million ($A13.4 million) grant to provide the first complete ...

Although pig organs were once considered to be a strong potential alternative to human organs for transplants, research had stalled, partly due to the the infectious porcine endogenous retrovirus ...

An international group of scientists has decoded the DNA of the domestic pig, research that may one day prove useful in finding new treatments for both pigs and people, and perhaps aid in efforts for ...