The pig that was used in the first human heart transplant was infected with a porcine virus that may have contributed to the death of the patient, experts have said, with the surgeon that treated him ...

Researchers trying to learn what killed the first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig have discovered the organ harbored an animal virus but cannot yet say if it played any role in the man ...

The genetically modified pig whose heart was used in the first human transplant of its kind had a porcine virus that may have played the role in the death of the patient two months later, experts said ...

Those lucky enough to know the wonders of eating truffles will testify that this gift from the earth is the ultimate aphrodisiac. One might even go so far as to say it is the ultimate food experience, ...

A baby pig that rose to local fame earlier this week after he was tossed around like a football during a New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration is headed for greener pastures — a small farm owned and ...

Xavier the pig used to have such a bleak life. Presumably raised on a farm to be killed for food, he miraculously fell off of a transport truck and was rescued. Seeing the look on his face when his ...