Pigs have been chosen as an ideal species for xenotransplantation due to their physiological similarities to humans and their ...

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

David Bennett Sr. had received a gene-altered pig heart in January as a last-chance option after he was "deemed ineligible" for a traditional heart transplant Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports ...

The first person to receive a heart transplant from a genetically modified pig has died two months after the medical milestone, the hospital that carried out the surgery said Wednesday.

The 57-year-old patient with a terminal heart condition, who became the first person to receive a genetically modified pig heart, has died Tuesday, the University of Maryland Medical Center in the ...

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 ...

In 2022, the University of Maryland announced it had transplanted a genetically modified pig heart to a patient with end stage heart failure. The patient died after about two months, but the ...