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 ...

The trial was part of a small — but growing — group of animal-to-human organ transplants, in a practice known as ...

These advances have made it possible for scientists to create pigs with organs that are more compatible with human biology, ...

Efforts to transplant animal organs into humans reached a milestone, when researchers in China reported that a patient ...

Pigs seem the best animal organ donors, with living patients in the US having pig kidneys or hearts. Read more at ...

The study offers the latest evidence that gene-modified pig organs could be a viable option for people suffering from organ ...

Breakthrough by Chinese scientists could lead to pig livers being used to keep people alive while they await a suitable human ...

A modified pig liver transplanted into a human patient appears to have functioned normally for the duration of the ...

Chinese doctors announced on Wednesday that they had successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig liver into a ...

A genetically modified mini pig’s liver was able to function in the body of a brain-dead patient throughout a 10-day experiment.

Successful pig-to-human kidney transplants are raising hope among some in the medical community who think the treatment could ...