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 ...

The pig liver produced far smaller amounts of bile and albumin than a human liver could achieve, Lin said. More research is needed—including studying the pig liver for more than 10 days, he added.

Biotechnology firm eGenesis, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration in December 2024 for three pig kidney xenotransplantations under a ...

A little pig named “Oink” found himself on an unexpected adventure, landing in the custody of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Residents in Estero affectionately refer to this friendly pig ...