A major medical milestone took place in May 2025, when doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia used CRISPR-based gene editing to treat a child with a rare genetic disorder. Unlike earlier ...

For meat lovers, this presents a dilemma. The cultural and nutritional value of pork and chicken is undeniable, but the ...

In two studies published Thursday, researchers discovered why transplanted pig organs were being rejected from human patients and how to reverse it.

Doctors at New York University say two new studies show that they are a significant step closer to making cross-species kidney transplants a real option in the near future.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first clinical trial is getting underway to see if transplanting pig kidneys into people might really save lives. What to know about the impacts Medicaid cuts are having on rural ...

Findings also confirmed that a pig kidney can effectively serve as a replacement for a human kidney. Researchers have ...

As researchers get closer to making pig kidney transplants work in humans, patients in need of donations have new hope.

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 the transplant in January, but ...

Tim Andrews, 67, lived with a genetically modified organ longer than any other recipient. By Emily Anthes Surgeons removed a genetically modified pig kidney from a 67-year-old man last week, nearly ...

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, ...