These advances have made it possible for scientists to create pigs with organs that are more compatible with human biology, ...
Chinese researchers are reporting new steps in the quest for animal-to-human organ transplants – with a successful pig kidney ...
Scientists have successfully transplanted a pig’s liver into a human for the first time, raising hopes this could one day ...
Successful pig-to-human kidney transplants are raising hope among some in the medical community who think the treatment could ...
A genetically modified mini pig’s liver was able to function in the body of a brain-dead patient throughout a 10-day experiment.
Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human.
The transplant came after about a decade of earlier studies and transplants by Wang and his team of gene-edited organs from ...
Over 10 days, the porcine liver produces bile and porcine albumin, maintains stable blood flow, and shows no signs of ...
A Chinese research team has successfully completed the world's first transplant of a gene-edited pig liver into a brain-dead ...
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 ...