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  Chinese doctors successfully implant pig liver into brain-dead human for first time | Details here

  World | March 27, 2025 13:51 IST

  The liver is a complex challenge because of its varied jobs, including removing waste, breaking down nutrients and medicines, fighting infection, storing iron and regulating blood clotting. The Chinese patient is the third person in the world known to be living with a gene-edited pig kidney.

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  Little piggies at yoga class is equal to maximum happiness': These piglets are stealing the show

  World | May 23, 2024 17:46 IST

  Ashley Bousquet, proprietor of Beyond Yoga & Wellness, leads sessions of piglet yoga, which have become immensely popular, often selling out online registrations within hours. At the outset of each class, Bousquet warmly encourages attendees to embrace the presence of the adorable piglets.

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  US: Surgeons transplant pig's kidney in brain-dead man, working normally for over a month

  World | August 16, 2023 22:29 IST

  The pigs are being genetically-modified so their organs match with human bodies, as the human immune system immediately attacks foreign tissues.

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  Uttar Pradesh: Pork, pig markets banned in Bareilly after 'African Swine Fever' confirmed

  India | July 26, 2022 14:30 IST

  African Swine Fever: The first case of African Swine Fever was reported in UP's Bareilly on July 20.

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  Russia Ukraine War: Ukrainian soldiers use pig lard dipped bullets to fight Muslim Chechens

  World | December 16, 2022 15:35 IST

  In the video, a man, purportedly a member of the Azov fighters -- a far-right harbouring infantry unit of the Ukrainian military -- is seen dipping bullets into what appears to be pig fat.

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  World's first pig-monkey hybrids created by scientists

  Science | December 07, 2019 22:10 IST

  In a world-first, researchers have been able to produce pig-monkey hybrids in a Chinese laboratory, a media report said. Two piglets - having monkey tissues in their hearts, liver and skin - were born in the State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology in Beijing but died within a week.

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  Pig with face similar to monkey born in Cuba

  Blah | August 21, 2017 15:40 IST

  The piglet has a long jaw, large nostrils and a simian-like protuberance over its eyes.

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  Watch: Robert De Niro wants to punch Donald Trump, calls him a ‘pig’

  Hollywood | October 08, 2016 23:58 IST

  Robert De ​Niro, American actor and producer who has starred in over 100 films, gives his take on the US presidential election by saying that he would like to punch Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump

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  Ashes pig smuggler faces cruelty charges

  Cricket | November 22, 2013 15:35 IST

  Brisbane, Australia: A spectator who smuggled a pig into the first day of the Ashes cricket test between Australia and England has been charged with animal cruelty.   Security guards spotted the pig wrapped in a

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  British woman's best buddy is her pig

  World | October 04, 2012 22:21 IST

  London, Oct 4: Though dogs have been known for being man's best friend, for a woman in Britain it is her pot-bellied pig for whom she has even built a special bedroom!Maria Cooper, 29, from