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• In a significant medical breakthrough, a pig kidney is successfully transplanted into a human

  October 20, 2021 1:16 PM

  In a noteworthy step towards the goal of eventually using animal organs in medically necessary transplants, a doctor and his team successfully surgically attached a pig's kidney to a human on a temporary basis, National Public Radio (NPR) reports . On September 25, a New York transplant surgeon named... more »

• Piglet presumed dead in SACS store fire found alive

  February 14, 2017 8:58 PM

  GONZALES - A piglet that was presumed dead in a fire at SACS Western Store Sunday has reportedly been found alive found alive. According to a Facebook post , employees found the piglet wandering behind the store Tuesday afternoon. The piglet doesn't appear to have suffered any major injuries.... more »