A modified pig liver transplanted ... and non-vital organs (kidney), such as the temporary replacement of the diseased liver until a human liver can be obtained for the definitive transplant." A ...

Scientists developed a way to freeze a large mammal’s kidney, which could ease organ shortages in the future. First, they had to see if their method would work in a pig. By Gina Kolata On the ...

Experiments with genetically modified pig kidneys have gone further; multiple different teams have reported normal functioning after transplantation inside brain-dead patients. Liver functions are ...