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 ...

There have been outbreaks in Europe linked to consuming foods that carry higher risk such as smoked sausage and pig-based products made from liver. Pig liver has a very high risk for HEV ...

Transplanting an animal organ into a human is now a closer reality following the successful xenotransplantation of a genetically modified pig liver into a patient diagnosed with brain death in China.

Reportedly, it is said that this surgery was the first successful pig liver transplant into a human. The surgery was done at the Xijing hospital in Xi’an. “This is the first time we tried to ...

The liver of a pig with six genetic edits was transplanted into a brain-dead human whose basic bodily functions were still being maintained. A research team from Xijing Hospital and other ...

A multidisciplinary team from China has successfully transplanted a gene-modified pig liver into a human recipient diagnosed with brain death. During a 10-day observation period, the porcine liver ...

The omission seemed to highlight the fact that the NIH and other federal agencies have long been prohibited from funding research involving the genetic manipulation of human embryos, through the ...

He said the pig liver produced bile and albumin - important for basic organ function - although not as much as human livers do. The liver is a complex challenge because of its varied jobs ...

Chinese doctors have successfully transplanted a liver from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human for the first time on Wednesday (local time). This groundbreaking procedure is seen ...

The same research team also reported an experiment implanting a pig liver into a brain-dead person. Chinese researchers are reporting new steps in the quest for animal-to-human organ transplants ...

Chinese doctors said Wednesday that they had transplanted a liver from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human for the first time, raising hopes of a live-saving donor option for ...