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 ...

An Alabama woman living with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had it removed after her body began to reject it. Towana Looney from Gadsden, Ala., returned home following her April 4 surgery at ...

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 brain-dead ...

The study offers the latest evidence that gene-modified pig organs could be a viable option for people suffering from organ failure. Scientists in China have transplanted a modified pig liver into ...

Millions have been transfixed by videos of Karis Dadson, a California teenager who shows pigs at livestock competitions. She finds the whole thing very weird. Videos of Karis Dadson showing pigs ...

Surgeons have carried out the world's first liver transplant from a pig into a human recipient. The operation, carried out in China, used a liver from a pig that had been genetically modified to ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Chinese doctors have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig liver into a brain-dead human, marking a significant step in xenotransplantation. The ...

The first transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human was undertaken by Chinese researchers last year, according to a new, peer-reviewed study. The patient was clinically brain ...

suis," his doctors concluded. They noted that it is possible the dog and goats on the farm where the man lived also could have picked up the infection from pigs and passed it on to him.

In the past year, doctors have performed history-making transplants, placing genetically modified pig kidneys and pig hearts into patients. Now, a group of doctors and scientists in China report ...