In a scientific “first,” a tiny heart structure composed of human cells has been successfully grown within a pig embryo.

Chinese scientists have, for the first time, cultivated a beating heart structure with human cells in a pig embryo, reporting ...

Scientists tracked how human immune cells attack pig kidneys after transplant—and found a way to fight back using precision therapies in the early rejection phase.

Traditional cattle breeding has always involved modifying the genetics of animals, but the term “genetic modification” is often associated with more modern biotechnologies like genetic engineering and ...

With xenotransplantation -- animal-to-human transplantation -- poised to address the global organ shortage crisis, a ...

Using cutting-edge spatial molecular imaging, researchers mapped how human immune cells interact with pig kidney tissue in transplanted organs ... optimistic that genetically modified pig kidneys ...