On a farm in the southern US state of Virginia, David Ayares and his research teams are breeding genetically modified pigs to transplant their organs into human patients. Revivicor, the biotech ...

Good-quality pork and bacon. A perfect first-timer’s pig very docile and easy to handle British Lop One of the most endangered of the native breeds (along with Middle White), originally from Devon.

The Rare Breeds Survival Trust Scotland has appointed Rebecca McLellan as its new chair, bringing fresh leadership to the group’s vital work.

In order to protect these rare breeds as pig germplasm, the project is creating a cryogenic gene bank (cryo-bank) system that stores sperm, oocytes, fertilized oocytes, etc., and promotes their ...