Doctors say that Richard Slayman's body did not reject a pig kidney modified to become more compatible with human biology.

If you're looking for an emotional support animal or a therapy pet with sensitivity, intelligence, and a pleasing disposition ...

The rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the ...

These monkeys have the largest natural range of any non-human primate, stretching from Afghanistan and India to Vietnam and ...

Heart muscle cells grown from stem cells show promise in monkeys with a heart problem that typically results from a heart ...

More than 100,000 Americans are waiting for an organ transplant, and Minnesota researchers think pigs could help them. Miromatrix Medical Inc., an Eden Prairie biotechnology company, works to create ...

Pigs, in particular, are sometimes called a “mixing vessel,” for flu viruses because they can pool together human and bird flu viruses at the same time, STAT reported. The fear is that various ...

One reason for the animal's popularity was its abundance. These monkeys have the largest natural range of any non-human primate, stretching from Afghanistan and India to Vietnam and China.

These monkeys have the largest natural range of any non-human primate, stretching from Afghanistan and India to Vietnam and China.“The other reason is because rhesus macaques, as primates go ...