Tag: Pig
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U.S. man who received first-ever modified pig kidney transplant dies
The world’s first patient with a transplanted pig kidney has died, almost two months after the operation. In March, Massachusetts General Hospital transplanted the genetically-edited pig kidney into Rick Slayman, a
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Man dies 2 months after receiving heart transplant from pig
Bennett died two months after the groundbreaking experiment
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Government confirms outbreak of swine disease in Delta State
The Delta State Government has said there has been a suspected outbreak of pig disease, known as African Swine Fever (ASF) in pig farms across the State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports ASF, a contagious viral disease impacting only pigs, is caused by the African swine fever virus. In a statement, Dona Obuseh, Delta State Director of…
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Man in court for allegedly having sex with pig
A 22-year-old man, Ayokunbi Olaniyi, on Tuesday appeared in an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly having sex with a pig. The police charged Olaniyi, who resides in Eleti – Odo area, Iwo Road, Ibadan , with one count of unnatural offence. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Opeyemi Olagunju, told the court that on April 2,…