And it could not be better timed—the first US-based clinical trials of pig kidney transplantation into living humans begin ...

Gene-edited pig kidney transplanted into a third person, moving xenotransplants closer to trials Recipient had donated a kidney to her mother, then no human organ could be found for her ...

People worried they'll never get a scarce human transplant want to know when they might get a pig kidney instead.

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

A pioneering study has provided unprecedented insights into the immune response following pig-to-human kidney ...

During a two-and-a-half-hour procedure, doctors at Mass General transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig. The modifications were made to increase compatibility with humans and reduce ...

The patient was in kidney failure and her immune system would reject a human organ. Scientists hope genetically modified pig organs prove safe and will alleviate the organ shortage and save lives.

The patient was in kidney failure and her immune system would reject a human organ. Scientists hope genetically modified pig organs prove safe and will alleviate the organ shortage and save lives.

The successful transplant of a gene-edited pig kidney into a human patient has raised hopes that cutting-edge technology can make pig organs safe for other transplant patients. Towana Looney, a 53 ...

For just the second time, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have transplanted a genetically modified kidney from a pig into a human patient. The patient, 66-year-old Tim Andrews of ...

The patient was in kidney failure and her immune system would reject a human organ. Scientists hope genetically modified pig organs prove safe and will alleviate the organ shortage and save lives.