The second patient to receive a pig heart in place of his own has died. He lived just six weeks, two weeks less than the first recipient. Lawrence Faucette, 58, had received a heart from a gene-edited ...

A pig's liver has been transplanted into a human recipient for the first time in a ‘milestone’ for organ transfers between animals and people. Scientists in China used a liver taken from a seven-month ...

For over a month, a pig's kidney that was transplanted into a human body has worked normally — a step surgeons hope can one day lead to using this type of operation to save patients' lives. The ...

Biotech startup eGenesis developed a gene-edited kidney that was successfully transplanted into a living patient last week. Its CEO says the company is just getting started. Last Thursday, surgeons at ...

Researchers have reported growing hearts containing human cells in pig embryos for the first time. The embryos survived for 21 days, and in that time their tiny hearts started beating. The findings ...

A modified pig kidney has functioned successfully in a human body for a month now, setting a record for animal-to-human kidney transplants, NYU Langone doctors said Wednesday. The genetically altered ...

STORY: "It was truly the most beautiful kidney I have ever seen." Transplant surgeon Dr Tatsuo Kawai and his team are hailing what they call a major breakthrough, after what they say is the first ever ...

Doctors transplanted a pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man’s body where it continued to function normally, moving the field closer to the possibility of using animal tissue and organs to fight human ...

Researchers believe lab-grown teeth could one day serve as an alternative to synthetic dental implants. By Mack DeGeurin Published Feb 6, 2025 2:49 PM EST Get the ...

Surgeons have now published the first report of a gene-edited pig liver transplanted into a person. The liver, which came from a genetically modified pig, appeared to stay active, producing bile and ...