URBANA, Ill. - Before humans can benefit from new drug therapies and nutritional additives, scientists test their safety and efficacy in animals, typically mice and rats. But, as much as they've done ...

A mutual curiosity about patterns of growth and development in pig brains has brought two University of Illinois research groups together. Animal scientists Rod Johnson and Ryan Dilger have developed ...

In a bid to improve organ transplant options in the future, a team led by researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has shown that it's possible to produce pig embryos containing "humanized" ...

The trial, led by Teagasc’s Dr Peadar Lawlor, shows that rye can safely replace a substantial proportion of barley in ...

Scientists have successfully created pig embryos that contain a small fraction of human cells, according to a study published Thursday in Cell. The study, led by researchers at the Salk Institute in ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Animals. Followed categories will be added to My News. The Andgar Piggery, located near the small regional town of Dublin, SA, has become the centre of widespread ...

Before humans can benefit from new drug therapies and nutritional additives, scientists test their safety and efficacy in animals, typically mice and rats. But, as much as they've done for biomedical ...