A pig was infected with bird flu in Oregon, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Wednesday. It’s the first time bird flu, also known as the H5N1 virus, infected a pig in the United States — a ...

A pig has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu in a backyard farm in Oregon. Pigs can host both bird and human flu viruses, which can make them a dangerous "mixing bowl." Flu season can also heighten the ...

Scientists announced this week that they have managed to keep a genetically modified pig lung alive inside a human body—although briefly—for the first time. The lung survived for nine days, marking ...

Losing a tooth can be a frustrating and costly experience. Current solutions like dentures and implants can be expensive, uncomfortable, and require ongoing maintenance. But what if we could regrow ...

Researchers believe lab-grown teeth could one day serve as an alternative to synthetic dental implants. By Mack DeGeurin Published Feb 6, 2025 2:49 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

In a remarkable advancement in the field of xenotransplantation, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) successfully performed a kidney transplant from a genetically edited pig to a human ...

Maryland-based United Therapeutics, a $14 billion pharmaceutical and biotech firm, is building a new 65,000-square-foot, $110 million pathogen-free facility on the edge of Stewartville to raise ...

Bird flu was detected in a pig at a backyard farm in Oregon. It’s the first time the virus has been detected in U.S. swine. Finding bird flu in a pig raises worries that the virus could become a ...

Losing a tooth is tough. If we lose the small living structures that help us chew our food, we're left with the options of replacing them with dentures or implants that can be costly. Beyond that, ...