In a scientific “first,” a tiny heart structure composed of human cells has been successfully grown within a pig embryo.

Chinese scientists have, for the first time, cultivated a beating heart structure with human cells in a pig embryo, reporting ...

Scientists tracked how human immune cells attack pig kidneys after transplant—and found a way to fight back using precision ...

Traditional cattle breeding has always involved modifying the genetics of animals, but the term “genetic modification” is often associated with more modern biotechnologies like genetic engineering and ...

With xenotransplantation -- animal-to-human transplantation -- poised to address the global organ shortage crisis, a ...

Using cutting-edge spatial molecular imaging, researchers mapped how human immune cells interact with pig kidney tissue in transplanted organs ... optimistic that genetically modified pig kidneys ...

In a first step toward FDA approval of kidney xenotransplantation, a living human with end-stage kidney disease may receive a ...

Human cells grown in mice in ‘crazy’ experiment, lab-grown organs one step closer It could offer a window to study human tissue development like never before. Updated: Jun 18, 2025 08:17 AM EST ...

Lai’s team has previously grown early-stage human kidneys in pig embryos that survived for up to a month in pregnant sows. He wanted to see whether similar results were possible for the heart.

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59653-x The promise of genome editing to help understand human diseases and create new therapies is vast, but technological limitations have limited advancement of the field.