When children lose their baby teeth, there is an adult set already growing beneath the gums, ready to emerge. But if we lose ...

Others never make the lists at all, or, like Looney, wait for years for ... pregnancy led her to develop antibodies to many human organs. The pigs available for transplant are gene-edited to ...

The new study, which is expected to get underway later this spring, is a twist on the quest for animal-to-human organ transplants. Researchers won’t transplant the pig liver but instead will ...

Pigs’ organs are similar to humans’, and the speed of pigs’ reproduction ... a major advancement that would be possible because of people like Looney. “Towana’s willingness to endeavor ...

Now researchers are attempting these transplants in slightly less sick patients, like Looney. A New Hampshire man ... her ...

which genetically modifies pigs so their organs are more human-like. The trial will enroll up to 20 patients in intensive-care units who don't qualify for a liver transplant, he said. A device made by ...

Pig organs offer a potential solution to the human organ shortage. Xenotransplantation faces challenges like rejection and virus transmission. Looney was one of the two recipients of kidneys from ...