Experts have long regarded pigs as one of the greatest zoonotic threats ... In Texas, for example, 24 cats became infected with H5N1 after drinking raw milk from barnyard floors where sick cattle ...

Pigs are used for transplant because their anatomy and size are relatively similar to humans. Each pig used for transplant is raised specifically for this purpose and 10 of its genes were altered ...

The successful transplant of a gene-edited pig kidney into a human patient has raised hopes that cutting-edge technology can make pig organs safe for other transplant patients. Towana Looney ...

ABC News visits scientists raising pigs with genetically modified organs. There are more than 100,000 people currently waiting for an organ transplant and it’s estimated that another person is ...

Towana Looney says she feels "blessed" and now has a "second chance at life." Towana Looney became the fifth American to receive a gene-edited pig organ last month and is recovering well.

The rise of so-called pig butchering investment scams over the past few years largely caught the world unawares, capitalizing on conditions surrounding pandemic lockdowns and global economic ...

The term “pig butchering” has successfully raised public awareness of online scams that can drain people of their savings and financial livelihood. Unfortunately, the term has failed to get ...

From the outside, it looked like an ordinary cluster of buildings—shops, offices, homes—but in fact, it was a crime den from which Chinese gangs ran scams called pig butchering, swindling ...

An Alabama woman has become the third person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically engineered pig, her doctors announced Tuesday. Towana Looney, 53, is off of kidney dialysis after ...

Pigs pose a particular risk of incubating new viruses, but cats, too, pose a similar risk because of their proximity to humans, as per a new study. Now, scientists are warning that domestic cats ...

Savannah’s main food group is finger food — and there is no better grub to grab than pigs in a blanket. “I’m very disappointed when I go to a party and there aren’t pigs in a blanket ...

Pigs in blankets have become a staple of the festive period, with it being a nice treat to add to the pile of a plate on Christmas Day. Obviously, people aren't limited to eating them just one day ...