E, embryo; B, birth; Y, young; A, adult; D, death. Overall, as shown in Figure 2, ruminants with growth retardation exhibit characteristics such as low body weight, slow growth rate and reduced fat ...

Treatment options are limited for those with sudden liver failure and the condition has a death rate as high as 50%.

The FDA has cleared the first clinical trial to test genetically engineered pig livers in patients who have acute-on-chronic liver failure. The trial will evaluate the use of a Egenesis porcine liver ...

One reason why our livers excel at clearing waste from our blood system is that the organ functions according to three key ...

The company’s porcine liver is for use with partner OrganOx’s extracorporeal liver cross-circulation (ELC) system in patients ...

The new study will attach the pig liver to up to 20 patients in a bid to give their own livers time to regenerate. View on ...

In experiments with four deceased bodies, that “bridge” attempt showed the pig liver could support some functions of a human liver for two or three days, said Mike Curtis, CEO of Massachusetts-based ...