Thin, stretchy skin -- like that of a pig or human -- significantly lessens the underlying damage that occurs when it's punctured. Pig skin even outperforms synthetic materials that are designed to ...

Implants made from pig skin have restored sight in the blind, according to a new study. The implant used in the study replicates the human cornea — the transparent part of the eye that covers the iris ...

Several groups are vying to be the first to transplant organs from genetically modified pigs into people as part of a clinical trial. One of the contenders is a team in China that last year was the ...