And it could not be better timed—the first US-based clinical trials of pig kidney transplantation into living humans begin ...

A pioneering study has provided unprecedented insights into the immune response following pig-to-human kidney ...

Artificial organ transplants have been held back by the difficulty of making networks of blood vessels - a problem scientists ...

In a first step toward FDA approval of kidney xenotransplantation, a living human with end-stage kidney disease may receive a ...

More than 100,000 Americans sit on organ transplant lists. Pig organs might help relieve the pressure. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA TODAY app ...

It was the first time any living human had received a pig organ transplant. “You never know what the news is, but my dad opened his eyes, and he was awake, and he was doing well.

In a major leap toward solving the global organ shortage, an international team of scientists has unveiled new insights into how the human immune system reacts to transplanted pig kidneys. The ...

London, United Kingdom) A pioneering study has provided unprecedented insights into the immune response following pig-to-human ...

On Friday, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital announced that a 66-year-old New Hampshire man had successfully received a pig kidney transplant.

What if organ transplants effect more than just biological function? Research suggests transplanted pig organs could carry animal memories to human recipients.

Pig organ transplants still have much to prove. Researchers feel pressure to show if pig organs can keep people alive much longer than a few months, said eGenesis' Curtis.

Multiple companies are already "engineering pigs to be more humanlike" for optimal organ-transplant suitability, said AP News.Some of the gene edits are "knockouts", removing pig genes that would ...