A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig ...

The pig kidneys can clearly make urine and clear out waste, like their human counterpart, ... Pigs are used for transplant because their anatomy and size are relatively similar to humans.

Towana Looney knew that the first four people who ever received an organ from a pig died within two months. But the Gadsden, Alabama, woman was still game to try it herself. After eight years on ...

In 2013, scientists performed the first pig-to-monkey liver transplant. Previous studies into kidney and heart transplants from pigs to humans have also been successful.

Immune response after pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation: A multimodal phenotyping study. The Lancet, 402(10408), ... /Life sciences/Organismal biology/Anatomy/ Immune system ...

Chinese researchers are reporting new steps in the quest for animal-to-human organ transplants – with a successful pig kidney transplant and a hint that pig livers might eventually be useful, too.

An Alabama woman living with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had it removed after her body began to reject it. Towana Looney from Gadsden, Ala., returned home following her April 4 surgery at ...

The patient was in kidney failure and her immune system would reject a human organ. Scientists hope genetically modified pig organs prove safe and will alleviate the organ shortage and save lives.

By Deidre McPhillips, Jen Christensen and Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without ...

Towana Looney knew that the first four people who ever received an organ from a pig died within two months. But the Gadsden, Alabama, woman was still game to try it herself. After eight years on ...

Doctors remove pig kidney from an Alabama woman after a record 130 days. The development is a disappointment in the ongoing quest for animal-to-human transplants. Manage alerts for this article; ...

The pig kidneys can clearly make urine and clear out waste, like their human counterpart, ... Pigs are used for transplant because their anatomy and size are relatively similar to humans.