Humans surprisingly share a significant portion of their DNA with diverse life forms, from chimpanzees (98.8%) and bonobos ...

Scientists have successfully transplanted a pig’s liver into a human for the ... and insert segments of human DNA in their place. After this, the liver was monitored to see how it was ...

Successful pig-to-human kidney transplants are raising hope among some in the medical community who think the treatment could ...

These advances have made it possible for scientists to create pigs with organs that are more compatible with human biology, thus reducing the chances of rejection. One common edit, for instance, ...

A type of DNA sequence that is composed of sequences from two or more different sources or organisms, such as human and pig sources, or synthetic (lab-made) sequences and microorganisms.

(CNN) — Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human. The liver was transplanted last year into a person who was ...