The transplant came after about a decade of earlier studies and transplants by Wang and his team of gene-edited organs from ...

In the U.S. last year, surgeons at the University of Pennsylvania attempted that sort of “bridge” support by externally ...

Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human.

Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human. The liver was transplanted last year into a person who was brain-dead ...

Over 10 days, the porcine liver produces bile and porcine albumin, maintains stable blood flow, and shows no signs of ...

Chinese researchers are reporting new steps in the quest for animal-to-human organ transplants – with a successful pig kidney ...

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 ...

In a groundbreaking medical achievement, a team of surgeons in China has successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig ...

But it takes a beating every day. Eventually, its tissues scar, and if the organ fails, a liver transplant is the only solution. Donor livers are hard to come by, however. This week, a Chinese team ...