Chinese scientists have successfully transplanted a pig’s liver into a human recipient, in a world first. Researchers at the Fourth Military Medical University in Xi’an used a genetically ...

These advances have made it possible for scientists to create pigs with organs that are more compatible with human biology, thus reducing the chances of rejection. One common edit, for instance, ...

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 first transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human was undertaken by Chinese researchers last year, according to a new, peer-reviewed study. The patient was clinically brain ...