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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A 71-year-old man in China has become the first living person to receive a liver transplant from a genetically modified pig — and the fifth person reported to have received a pig organ. More than two ...

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 ...