For the past two years, Vermont distillery WhistlePig has taken its name quite literally and released a limited-edition pig decanter filled with rye whiskey that pours straight from the rear of ...

For the past two years, Vermont distillery WhistlePig has taken its name quite literally and released a limited-edition pig decanter filled with rye whiskey that pours straight from the rear of ...

Twenty-five years after donating a kidney to her mother, an Alabama woman became the third human to receive a genetically engineered pig’s kidney, raising hopes for thousands of Americans on the ...

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 rise of so-called pig butchering investment scams over the past few years largely caught the world unawares, capitalizing on conditions surrounding pandemic lockdowns and global economic ...

In yet another sign of xenotransplantation creeping toward reality, a medical team at NYU Langone Health announced Tuesday that, for the third time, a kidney from a genetically modified pig had ...

An Alabama woman has become the third person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically engineered pig, her doctors announced Tuesday. Towana Looney, 53, is off of kidney dialysis after ...

The case will be closely watched by the transplant community, as success could speed initiation of a clinical trial, bringing pig transplants closer to reality and helping to solve the organ ...

Towana Looney is the only person in the world living with a functional pig kidney. But her doctor predicts that in less than a decade, pig-to-human organ transplants like hers could become routine.

Last month, a woman became the third living person to receive a pig kidney. Now, her kidney function is completely normal, and she's off dialysis. The transplant recipient — Towana Looney ...

And while it would be understandable for the youngster to let the celebrations get the better of him, he showed his humble nature immediately after the final whistle. Instead of getting caught up ...