Company Press Release Struthers Inc. - Heavenly Hogs Hit America GUELPH, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1998--Ronald Struthers, President of Struthers Inc. is pleased to announce an agreement with Premier Swine Breeding Systems of Indiana to conduct the first application of porcine embryo transfers in the United States. The application in early October will occur between a donor herd in Williamsburg, Iowa and a recipient herd in Monticello, Indiana. This project follows an earlier success in 1996 with Struthers research at the University of Guelph and the world's first known birth of piglets from oocyte transfer - an achievement that had eluded researchers around the world for over 30 years. The agreement with Premier Swine Breeding Systems will be the first commercial test of this technology as a viable method for the genetic improvement of swine herds. This will have significant economic impacts for pork producers across the continent, and better pork for consumers. The embryo transfer technology will also permit for the first time, the growth of pigs free of all known environmental pathogens and viruses. This will have particular significance for human medical research and the field of xenotransplants. Clinical trials are currently underway for the use of porcine tissue in treating various human disorders such as diabetes, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases, skin grafts for burn victims, liver failure, as well as heart valve and ligament tissue replacements. Struthers trades on OTC BB symbol STRU. -- Judith Richards, London, Ontario, Canada <[log in to unmask]> ^^^ \ / \ | / Today’s Research \\ | // ...Tomorrow’s Cure \ | / \|/ ```````