Wild hogs are extremely invasive and can be very destructive. So much so that hunting regulations on hogs are extremely open and loose.

In one of the biggest advances against leukemia and other blood cancers in many years, doctors are reporting unprecedented success by using gene therapy to transform patients’ blood cells into soldiers that seek and destroy cancer.

University of Florida professors are researching how to use pig kidneys as a framework for human kidney transplants, which could possible shorten the length of time kidney failure patients will have to wait for a new organ in the future.

For those who want to get a little more hands-on with their Christmas tree selection this holiday season, the north end of the county may be the place to go.