For the past two decades, scientists have been manipulating genes to grow human cells where you wouldn’t quite expect them.

Tufts University researchers took material from human and pig teeth and were able to grow a tooth-like structure. They hope ...

Short snouts and a flat profile—within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of German domestic pigs. According to a team from Martin Luther University ...

German pig skulls changed significantly due to selective breeding. Scientists found shorter snouts and flatter foreheads in ...

Researchers have developed a way to grow human-sized tooth-like tissues in the mouths of pigs – this may be a lot to chew on, ...

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

FDA approves the first clinical trials for pig kidney transplants in humans, testing genetically modified pig organs.

The FDA has given approval for the first clinical trials of pig kidney transplants in humans, representing a significant ...

Mass General Brigham has announced the successful completion of another gene-edited pig kidney transplant, the first of a ...

A Mass General Hospital surgical team has completed its second pig-to-human kidney transplant, less than a year after the hospital performed the world’s first such surgery. A Mass General ...

The recipient was Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old New Hampshire resident who had end-stage kidney disease and was on dialysis for ...