Tim Andrews is recovering well after receiving a kidney from a genetically modified pig. Massachusetts General Hospital is ...

Tim Andrews had not felt great in a long time, but he says all that changed when he became the second patient at ...

Some scientists are confident that organs from genetically modified pigs will one day be routinely transplanted into humans.

After years of research into xenotransplantation, the field is at a turning point—yet risks and ethical issues remain ...

Tim Andrews had not felt great in a long time, but he says all that changed when he became the second patient at Massachusetts General Hospital to undergo a pig kidney transplant. "During the dialysis ...

Beneath it sits the kidney of a genetically modified pig that surgeons transplanted into his body six weeks ago. Dr. Leonardo Riella squirts a cold gel on Andrews’ belly, and presses an ...

The US recently approved clinical trials for pig kidney transplants, opening the door to the potential use of other organs and body parts.

Genetically modified pigs with human-compatible organs offer a potential solution to the organ shortage crisis, with ongoing research focusing on modifying pig organs to reduce rejection and improve ...

Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth pig kidney transplant in the United States.

Three months after her breakthrough surgery at NYU Langone Health, Towana Looney, the longest-living recipient of a ...