If a pig embryo infused with human cells truly became something close enough to count as a member of the human species, then current research regulations would dictate it’s owed human-level regard.

Surgeon leading xenotransplantation trial aimed at solving shortage of human organs says edits can lessen risk of rejection ...

Facing a shortage of organs needed by tens of thousands of patients, scientists have been studying pig organs as a potential solution. Genetically modified to suit humans and transplanted in the same ...

As of end-2024, kidney patients on the transplant waiting list had to wait an average of nine years to get a new organ.

Whistleblowers have placed a North Jersey nonprofit that collects and distributes human organs and tissues under a spotlight ...

Last month, surgeons at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston transplanted a kidney from a gene-hacked pig into a living 62-year-old man. The unusual procedure appears to have been a resounding ...

Surgeons perform the pig kidney transplant. The surgery took place last week, and the patient is recovering well and is expected to be discharged from the hospital soon. Massachusetts General Hospital ...

One strange phenomenon that’s gaining doctors’ attention is the way in which organ transplants can change your personality. A ...

For decades, scientists and surgeons around the world have been trying to solve the organ donor crisis. The answer could be rolling in the mud. At a farm and lab in the Midwest, biotechnology company ...

Chinese scientists have performed what is thought to be the first transplant of a genetically modified pig liver segment into a person with cancer. Surgeons reported that the transplanted section of ...

The human body is a remarkably resilient thing, as many case studies of people surviving without organs tell us ...