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WASHINGTON (AP) — The first clinical trial is getting underway to see if transplanting pig kidneys into people might really save lives. United Therapeutics, a producer of gene-edited pig kidneys, …

The first surgery in a clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of gene-edited pig kidney transplants in patients with end-stage renal disease was recently performed at NYU Langone Health. …

The human body is a remarkable archive of information, storing not just genetic data but also memories, experiences, and personality traits within individual cells. While mainstream science focuses on the …

A man who lived with a genetically modified pig kidney for a record 271 days had the organ removed and will return to dialysis. Tim Andrews of New Hampshire received …

WASHINGTON — A New Hampshire man is resuming dialysis after living with a gene-edited pig kidney for a record 271 days, doctors said Monday. His experience is helping researchers in …

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In a milestone for the newly resurgent field of xenotransplantation, a 39-year-old brain-dead person in China has become the first human to receive a lung from a pig. With consent …

October 10, 2025 3 min read Pig Liver Surgery Moves Us Closer to Transplants from Other Species Surgeons in China transplanted part of pig liver into a patient with an …

Doctors in China say they transplanted a genetically modified pig liver into a 71-year-old man who lived 171 days after the procedure, and 38 of those days were with the …

Surgeons carrying out the pig liver transplant at the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, China, in May 2024 Xianfu Lu Transplanting organs from non-human animals into people could …