Chinese researchers are reporting new steps in the quest for animal-to-human organ transplants. Researchers at Xijing ...
Surgeons have grafted hearts and kidneys before but not proven success with a liver, which is a more complex organ. The pig was genetically edited to reduce the chance of its liver being rejected ...
The feats are the latest in a string of advances in xenotransplantation, the transfer of living organs or tissues from one species into another. Doctors have already seen success with pig kidneys ...
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, had ...
Pigs have emerged as the best animal organ donors, with several living patients in the United States having received pig ...
Scientists continue to explore ways to improve organ functionality and prevent immune system rejection. If successful, pig ...
In a study published in Nature, the group describes transplanting a gene-edited pig liver into a brain-dead patient. At the ...
Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human.