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Scientists announced this week that they have managed to keep a genetically modified pig lung alive inside a human body—although briefly—for the first time. The lung survived for nine days, marking ...

(Reuters) - A man with end-stage renal disease who earlier this year became the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston ...

In a medical first, doctors have successfully transplanted a pig liver into a human patient, who subsequently lived for ...

The patient lived with part of a pig liver for 38 days before surgeons removed it, surviving 171 total days after the ...

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, and ...

A study shows that genetically engineered pig livers can sustain essential liver functions in humans. A groundbreaking study published in the Journal of Hepatology has documented the first successful ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For the past two decades, scientists have been manipulating genes to ...

Scientists have, for the first time, transplanted a genetically engineered pig lung into a human. The lung tissue remained alive for nine days after the transplant despite early signs of inflammation, ...

A controversial experiment aimed at growing tailor-made human organs in pigs has echoes of the fictional horror story "Never Let Me Go", say animal welfare campaigners. In the dystopian novel by Kazuo ...

Losing a tooth is tough. If we lose the small living structures that help us chew our food, we're left with the options of replacing them with dentures or implants that can be costly. Beyond that, ...