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

Genetically modified pig organs may be the answer to the shortage of human organs for those in dire need of a transplant.

She is the fifth living person to receive a genetically modified pig organ. The previous four patients ... that would threaten the human immune system, while others insert human genes to lessen ...

Attempts at animal-to-human transplants failed for decades. Now scientists can edit pig genes, trying to bridge the species ...

Towana Looney of Alabama received a successful pig kidney transplant. NYU Langone Drs. Robert Montgomery and Marc Siegel ...

Emergency transplants haven't yielded survival past two months — although a woman transplanted last month so far is faring ...

NYU Langone Health announced that, for the third time, a genetically modified pig kidney had been transplanted into a living ...

Four people who received pig organs died within two months of transplant. Now an Alabama woman hopes for a better outcome.

After all, the pig organs are genetically altered to be more ... trying to bridge the species gap enough to keep the human immune system from immediately attacking the foreign tissue.

Towana Looney, who received the experimental treatment during a seven-hour operation in New York, is currently the only ...

From pig kidney transplants to the development of a new schizophrenia drug, here are five of the biggest medical ...

A 53-year-old woman was the third to undergo the transplant procedure. Researchers are hoping to monitor the long-term ...