UK scientists have grown fully functioning food pipes and successfully transplanted them into mini pigs, paving the way for human trials.

Engineered tissue could eventually be used for children born with gaps in their alimentary canal, or for adults whose muscles ...

The engineered tissue was implanted into pigs, which were able to swallow and eat normally after six months without the need for immunosuppressants.

Scientists from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College London (UCL) have created the first lab‑grown esophagus—the food pipe—shown to safely replace a full section of the organ and ...

Students at Barkley Bridge Elementary School recently traded their desks for dirt, animals and agriculture as the school hosted a full-day Farm Day experience designed to connect learning with the ...

Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge born author Ryan Uytdewilligen has written a book inspired by his early farm life in the ...

Gillian Moir was handed a 12-month Community Payback Order after SSPCA inspectors found an adult female pig had not been fed properly while parasite control was not provided to a further two pigs.

In Japanese, the word “shinobi” evokes the ninja — blending into the background, unseen. Today, that same idea is inspiring a breakthrough in regenerative medicine.