In an article in the Feb. 1 issue of The Scientist, 1 Ricki Lewis asks whether the pig is replaceable as a laboratory research animal. The fetal pig as a specimen for biology dissection labs is indeed ...

Adult brain wave patterns quickly reflect even small changes in homeostasis. That the fetal brain reacts in similar manner is poorly documented. This report demonstrates several applications of fetal ...

The placenta is an organ that connects one or more fetuses to their mother, also known as a dam. The placenta allows transportation and exchange of nutrients, respiration, hormones, waste and immune ...

It's one thing to be a guinea pig for medicine, but in 1996, Jim Finn agreed to be part pig. Finn was a victim of Parkinson's disease and allowed surgeons to inject his brain with 12 million brain ...

Julie Taraborelli and her roommates were surprised to open their mail and find three little pigs. Taraborelli just started her third year at the University of Arizona in the physiology and medical ...