(eGenesis via AP) (Uncredited, eGenesis) WASHINGTON – U.S. researchers will soon test whether livers from a gene-edited pig could treat people with sudden liver failure — by temporarily ...

It’s the latest step in attempts to use gene-edited pig organs to save human lives. Liver disease accounts for about one in every 25 deaths worldwide. In the US, the death toll is more than 66,000 per ...

New Trial Will Test Gene-Edited Pig Liver for Sudden Liver Failure Patients WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A new clinical trial will soon test if a pig liver can help people whose ...

Researchers in China have carried out the first transplant of a pig liver, genetically modified to prevent immune rejection, into a brain-dead human patient. The transplant functioned for 10 days ...

Transplantation of a gene-modified pig liver to a person diagnosed with brain death was carried out to evaluate the performance of the transplanted organ over a 10-day observation period.

I know a lot was learned from my 130 days with a pig kidney – and that this can help and inspire many others in their journey to overcome kidney disease. I remain thankful to all of the doctors ...

U.S. researchers are about to test if livers from gene-edited pigs could treat people with sudden liver failure — not with a transplant but temporarily attached outside the body WASHINGTON -- U ...

WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new clinical trial will soon test if a pig liver can help people whose own livers have suddenly stopped working. The hope? That animal organs can ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. researchers will soon test whether livers from a gene-edited pig could treat people with sudden liver failure — by temporarily filtering their blood so their own organ can ...

This photo provided by eGenesis on Jan. 18, 2024 shows a genetically modified pig liver in Massachusetts before transportation to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in December 2023.