At 4.30 million head, fattening pig numbers have grown just shy of 1% (40,000 head) year-on-year but remain significantly lower than the 10-year average. However, the female breeding herd recorded a ...
Towana Looney knew that the first four people who ever received an organ from a pig died within two months. But the Gadsden, Alabama, woman was still game to try it herself. After eight years on ...
Last month, a woman became the third living person to receive a pig kidney. Now, her kidney function is completely normal, and she's off dialysis. The transplant recipient — Towana Looney ...
On November 25, 53-year-old Towana Looney became just the third living person to receive a pig kidney in an experimental procedure Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent An Alabama woman has “never felt ...
Towana Looney says she feels "blessed" and now has a "second chance at life." Towana Looney became the fifth American to receive a gene-edited pig organ last month and is recovering well.
The case will be closely watched by the transplant community, as success could speed initiation of a clinical trial, bringing pig transplants closer to reality and helping to solve the organ ...
Some women engaging in non-feminine tasks such as AI provision or large-scale pig farming shared their experiences and challenges; men supportive of such women shared why and how they supported their ...