U.S. researchers are about to test if livers from gene-edited pigs could treat people with sudden liver failure — not with a ...

Scientists have been genetically modifying pigs to make their organs more human-like, - and therefore more compatible for human transplants.

WASHINGTON — An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed after her body began rejecting ...

An Alabama woman who received a pig kidney transplant had the organ removed after her body began rejecting it.

Massachusetts General Hospital performed its second successful transplant of a genetically edited pig kidney into a living ...

A pig kidney kept an Alabama woman alive for five months - longer than anyone ever before. Doctors aren't sure yet why it ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

A 69-year-old woman in China has become the third individual globally to receive a gene-edited pig kidney transplant, marking a significant advancement in the field of xenotransplantation. The ...

A Chinese woman is the third person in the world living with a gene-edited pig kidney, and nearly three weeks after surgery, doctors say she's doing well. The woman, reportedly 69 years old ...

For instance, pig hearts, kidneys, and thymus glands have been transplanted into a limited number of human patients for short durations. But experts caution that it may take years before animal ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese researchers are reporting new steps in the quest for animal-to-human organ transplants – with a successful pig kidney transplant and a hint Wednesday that pig livers ...