Surgeons have now published the first report of a gene-edited pig liver transplanted into a person. The liver, which came from a genetically modified pig, appeared to stay active, producing bile ...

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig ...

Scientists have been exploring alternatives for decades, including using pig organs because of their similarity to human organs. Last year, Penn Medicine did the first successful external liver ...

Surgeons have carried out the world's first liver transplant from a pig into a human recipient ... Ivan Fernandez Vega, professor of pathological anatomy at the University of Oviedo in Spain ...

An Alabama woman living with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had it removed after her body began to reject it. Towana Looney from Gadsden, Ala., returned home following her April 4 surgery at ...

The pig liver produced far smaller amounts of bile and albumin than a human liver could achieve, Lin said. More research is needed—including studying the pig liver for more than 10 days, he added.

The study offers the latest evidence that gene-modified pig organs could be a viable option ... a professor of pathological anatomy at the University of Oviedo in Spain, who was not involved ...

The first transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human was undertaken by Chinese researchers last year, according to a new, peer-reviewed study. The patient was clinically brain ...

Loading external pages may require significantly more ... But a New Hampshire man who is now living with a pig kidney is giving some researchers hope there's a temporary solution.

There’s a lot to do in Wilds, but there is also something missing. Specifically, I’d like to be able to dress a pig up in clothes and carry him around like a baby. I’m talking about the ...