Peru is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the genetically modified guinea pig that appears on menus across the country. Developed in 2004 by the National Institute of Agrarian Innovation ...

By the end of that week, I had been invited to join its expert panel to look at the effectiveness of the so-called "happy pills", selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) - drugs ...

Guinea pigs can eat a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, plants, and herbs but there are many things that guinea pigs cannot ...

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They comment: 'Ate a guinea pig in Cuzco. I thought it would just be meat, but nah that thing had the head on still.' 'Butterbleek' replies: 'Guinea Pig. Major delicacy in Ecuador and Peru.

Figure 1: A guinea pig with mild scratching around the head and shoulders. Since first noticed, most guinea pigs in the colony of approximately 50 animals became pruritic. In the last month ...

A guinea pig rescue centre in Nottingham has inspired a documentary that aims to uncover the secret world of the household pet. More than 300 guinea pigs live in Avalon Guinea Pig Rescue founder ...

A guinea pig has been found abandoned outside an east London Tube station, something the RSPCA has described as "an incredibly cruel thing to do". Canning Town station staff discovered the pet ...

This week, we’re finding out what guinea pigs are trying to tell us through their delightful and sometimes overbearing squeaks and wheeks. This is also known as bubbling, and it is often heard ...

"Peru", the genetically modified guinea pig, celebrated two decades on Thursday. The genetically modified breed of guinea pig was created in the middle of one of the institute’s farms where ...