If we’re fortunate, perhaps the spread of pig-to-human organ transplants will persuade the few remaining anti-GM technology protestors to abandon their ill-advised fight against modern farming.

For this couple, fleeing the fire meant taking the essentials: Important documents. Bags of clothes. Three goats. A ...

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Billionaire Carl Icahn has stepped up his fight with McDonald's over the welfare of pigs used in its food chain. Mr Icahn, whose no-nonsense reputation for shaking-up companies made him a Wall ...