Chinese doctors have made a historic breakthrough by successfully transplanting a genetically engineered pig liver into a human ... transplant entailed massive gene modification to ensure the ...

In March, two biotechnology companies were given the greenlight by the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, to conduct ...

Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig ... including using pig organs because of their similarity to human organs.

The first transplant ... human liver was found. The difference between the 1994 example and the current spate of transplants is that pigs are now genetically modified to make their organs more ...

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health in New York City had to remove a genetically modified pig kidney from Towana Looney, 53, of Gadsden, Ala., because her body rejected the organ. She's back on dialysis.

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was ...

In a first in medical history, Chinese doctors have successfully implanted a genetically engineered pig liver into a human ... transplant entailed massive gene modification to ensure the organ ...

A pig's liver has been transplanted into a human recipient for the first time in a ‘milestone’ for organ transfers between animals and people. Scientists in China used a liver taken from a ...