After years of research into xenotransplantation, the field is at a turning point—yet risks and ethical issues remain ...

Genetically modified pigs with human-compatible organs offer a potential solution to the organ shortage crisis, with ongoing research focusing on modifying pig organs to reduce rejection and improve ...

The device, to be tested in more people, could be used as a temporary measure for those waiting for a donor organ.

We all know the nursery rhyme about “this little piggy”: one little piggy went to market, one little piggy stayed home and so ...

Many patients with organ failure, tethered to a dialysis machine four hours every other day, see in these small pigs hope for ...

Tim Andrews is recovering well after receiving a kidney from a genetically modified pig. Massachusetts General Hospital is ...

New Hampshire native Tim Andrews was quite happy to spend his 67th birthday on Wednesday at Mass General Hospital (MGH). On ...

Well, we think Wimpy sleeping in his cat bed is better than that. How this adorable little guy is snoozing off is nothing ...

A pig’s heart beating in a human? This medical feat has already been achieved – at least for a short time. Kidneys from animals have also been transplanted. Last year, a 62-year-old man lived ...

The Power Rangers universe just lost one of its own. On Wednesday, March 12, the official Morphin’ Legacy account took to X ...