And it could not be better timed—the first US-based clinical trials of pig kidney transplantation into living humans begin ...

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

Dr. Robert Montgomery, director of NYU Langone's transplant institute, prepares a pig kidney for transplant into a brain-dead man in New York on July 14, 2023.

Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital said they transplanted a genetically edited pig kidney into a living human for the first time. The 62-year-old recipient has end-stage kidney disease.

A pioneering study has provided unprecedented insights into the immune response following pig-to-human kidney ...

The embryos, when implanted in surrogate pig mothers, began to grow kidneys containing mostly human cells that had a normal structure after 28 days of development, according to the study.

Normal Graft Function After Pig-to-Human Kidney Xenotransplant. JAMA Surg. 2023. The study may pave the way for a future where animal organs can be used to treat people with kidney failure.

A pioneering study has provided unprecedented insights into the immune response following pig-to-human kidney ...

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

Towana Looney's transplanted pig kidney was removed after 130 days due to rejection. This was the longest a human had survived with a pig kidney transplant. She has returned to dialysis and awaits ...

Pig kidneys will be easier to make work in people than in monkeys, Montgomery said, ... At 2 p.m. Monday, 54 hours after the connection between human and pig was made, ...

Now two U.S. companies aim to begin the world’s first clinical trials of xenotransplantation in 2025 – using pig kidneys or hearts to try to save human lives.