Chinese doctors have made a historic breakthrough by successfully transplanting a genetically engineered pig liver into a ...

Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human.

In that case, the pig’s liver showed no signs of inflammation ... produces bile to help with digestion; produces proteins that help the blood clot; and plays an important role in regulating ...

A genetically modified mini pig’s liver was able to function in the body of a brain-dead patient throughout a 10-day experiment.

The transplant came after about a decade of earlier studies and transplants by Wang and his team of gene-edited organs from ...

Breakthrough by Chinese scientists could lead to pig livers being used to keep people alive while they await a suitable human ...

A PIG’S liver has been transplanted into a living human for the first time by Chinese scientists. Surgeons have grafted ...

Just two hours after transplant, the pig liver began producing bile, a type of digestive fluid that breaks down fat. The organ remained functional until the end of the experiment 10 days later, ...

The study offers the latest evidence that gene-modified pig organs could be a viable option for people suffering from organ ...

It's never a good thing, when a bacterial biofilm forms on the surface of a medical implant. There could soon be a new way of ...