The operation used a liver from a pig that had been genetically modified to reduce the chance of the organ being rejected by a human immune system.

In the U.S. last year, surgeons at the University of Pennsylvania attempted that sort of “bridge” support by externally attaching a pig liver to a brain-dead human body to filter blood, much like ...

The animal liver produced bile and albumin — key indicators of liver function — and maintained a stable blood flow with no signs of immunological rejection ...

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

A pig's liver has been transplanted into a human recipient for the first time in a 'milestone' for organ transfers between animals and people.

Over 10 days, the porcine liver produces bile and porcine albumin, maintains stable blood flow, and shows no signs of ...

(CNN) — Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a ... transplanted a pig kidney into a human, and that patient ...

In the U.S. last year, surgeons at the University of Pennsylvania attempted that sort of “bridge” support by externally ...

THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A Chinese woman is the third person in the world living with a gene-edited pig kidney ... which are important for liver function, although in smaller ...

Scientists in China have transplanted a modified pig liver into a brain-dead human – the latest step toward using pig ... or organ transfer from one species to another. Several pig kidneys and hearts ...