Fox Health: Why pigs are so valuable for medical research

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Why pigs are so valuable for medical research

<p>The medical world is abuzz over the lifesaving potential of pigs, as researchers from the National Institutes of Health announced that they may have found a way to transplant pig hearts into humans.  But for over 30 years, scientists have been using pigs in a number of medical fields, including dermatology, cardiology and more. So what makes this farm animal so valuable for medical research? </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/foxnews/health/~4/QhaL3_nrPXY" height="1" width="1"/>

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