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Liver grown in pigs’ lymph nodes may help liver disease treatment: study

A liver grown in the lymph nodes of a pig could bring hope to patients dealing with liver disease, according to a new study. Researchers out of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine showed that pigs with damaged livers were able to use their own hepatocytes – a type of liver cell that functions… Read More »

China has culled more than 900,000 pigs due to African swine fever

BEIJING (Reuters) – China has culled 916,000 pigs after around 100 outbreaks of African swine fever in the country, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday, as the disease continues to spread to new regions and larger farms. FILE PHOTO: A student feeds pigs at a farm next to a primary school in Xuanwei, Yunnan province,… Read More »