A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was ...

Towana Looney lived with the kidney longer than any other transplant patient had tolerated an organ from a genetically ...

Scientists have successfully transplanted gene-edited pig kidneys, hearts, and now livers into the human body. © l i g h t p o e t via Shutterstock We’ve reached a ...

Looney expressed gratitude for the research opportunity. Pig organs offer a potential solution to the human organ shortage. Xenotransplantation faces challenges like rejection and virus transmission.

Looney's transplant was part of a larger effort to provide genetically engineered pig organs to help solve the human organ shortage. A handful of other patients have received pig kidneys and hearts.

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 ...

In March, two biotechnology companies were given the greenlight by the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, to conduct ...