US woman has gene-edited pig-kidney transplant, and scientists hope experimental surgery could save thousands of lives ...

Doctors at NYU Langone recently conducted transplant surgery in which they placed a pig's heart inside a human body. Dr.

Now two U.S. companies aim to begin the world’s first clinical trials of xenotransplantation in 2025 – using pig kidneys or ...

Towana Looney knew that the first four people who ever received an organ from a pig died within two months. But the Gadsden, Alabama, woman was still game to try it herself. After eight years on ...

The kidney that Looney received was from a pig with 10 different alterations to its DNA, including the removal of two additional genes for molecules that trip the human immune system and a porcine ...

Rare parasite discovered in Polish pigs; experts highlight economic impact, health risks and advances in meat inspections.

The state Department of Employment and Economic Development has awarded a southeastern Minnesota city a $1 million grant to ...

Miromatrix Medical Inc., an Eden Prairie biotechnology company, works to create human organs from pig organs with a process called perfusion decellularization and recellularization. They hope to ...