The pig is one of Louisiana's most important animals. It's where boudin, cracklins, andouille and tasso come from. Pork is often a key ingredient in gumbos, jambalayas and red beans and rice. But ...

CHICAGO - Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, has established a separate bioscience unit to expand its role in supplying pig parts for medical uses, with the ultimate goal of selling ...

Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer, doesn't just raise pigs to be eaten. The company announced April 12 that it plans to explore the possibility of using its hogs for medical purposes ...

A breakthrough in virus manipulation has brought us one step closer to a future where human bodies are powered by pig organs. In a study released Thursday in the journal Science, scientists from ...

We’ve all heard stories of family members donating organs such as kidneys to another family member in their time of need. But have you heard of the family pet donating an organ? While this may seem a ...

The New York City doctor behind a groundbreaking pig kidney transplant predicts surgeons will be able to perform the same procedure with livers, lungs and hearts in the near future — bringing hope to ...

I always had a simple culinary dream: to host a reunion in my belly for all the parts of the pig. What butchers have put asunder, I want to put in my mouth. Bacon. Snout. It doesn't matter. The ...

It wasn't what you'd call a normal pregnancy. The mother carried 72 embryos in her womb. Only five survived to term. Even weirder, the newborns weren't related to their birthmother; they were clones ...

It’s a different kind of cooking class Sasha Kanno and a half-dozen other students are taking this sunny Saturday morning in Long Beach. Standing around a portable worktable wheeled into a darkened ...

Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer, doesn't just raise pigs to be eaten. The company announced April 12 that it plans to explore the possibility of using its hogs for medical purposes ...