A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was ...

In March, two biotechnology companies were given the greenlight by the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, to conduct ...

Previous skepticism turns to optimism as the first clinical trials for transplantation with genetically edited pig kidneys ...

These advances have made it possible for scientists to create pigs with organs that are more compatible with human biology, thus reducing the chances of rejection. One common edit, for instance, ...

A genetically modified mini pig’s liver was able to function in the body of a brain-dead patient throughout a 10-day experiment.

In the past year, doctors have performed history-making transplants, placing genetically modified pig ... edited organs from pigs into monkeys, including a pig heart, kidney, cornea, and bone.

Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human ... The team said it has also done pig-to-monkey heart, kidney, cornea, ...

The first transplant of a pig's liver into a human recipient has been carried out by scientists in China, according to a new ...

Chinese scientists have successfully transplanted a pig’s liver into a human recipient, in a world first. Researchers at the Fourth Military Medical University in Xi’an used a genetically modified ...

In contrast to the kidney or the heart ... the realization of xenotransplantation potential, like genetically modified pig liver transplantation, there is hope that this will ultimately alleviate ...

Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig liver ... team said it has also done pig-to-monkey heart, kidney, cornea, skin and bone ...