This research, published in the journal Circulation Research, used a pig model of heart attacks. Pig hearts more closely resemble the human heart in size and physiology, and thus have a higher ...

A new guinea pig model of Ebola viral transmission shows that direct contact with infected animals is not necessary to catch the disease. Kerry served as The Scientist’s news director until 2021.

Research on guinea pig embryos uncovers similarities to human embryogenesis, advancing understanding of preimplantation ...

Researchers reveal that the guinea pig pre-implantation embryo is very similar to the human embryo, spurring a better understanding of infertility and early human development.

More information: Jesica Romina Canizo et al, The guinea pig serves as an alternative model to study human preimplantation development. Nature Cell Biology (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41556-025-01642-9 .

“The guinea pig model can help scientists understand how early exposure to drugs or environmental disruptions affect the health outcomes for babies in the long term, or why some women have ...