A research team led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and collaborating with the Biomedical Research ...

Richard Slayman, the first person to ever receive a kidney from a pig, has died, according to Massachusetts General Hospital, where the transplant was performed in March. In a statement late Saturday, ...

Scientists announced this week that they have managed to keep a genetically modified pig lung alive inside a human body—although briefly—for the first time. The lung survived for nine days, marking ...

Researchers have made a major medical breakthrough after they created human kidney organoids and transplanted them into pigs.

Researchers believe lab-grown teeth could one day serve as an alternative to synthetic dental implants. By Mack DeGeurin Published Feb 6, 2025 2:49 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

It’s the latest step in the quest for animal-to-human transplants. A second US company, eGenesis, is preparing to begin its ...

A groundbreaking medical milestone was achieved with the first successful transplantation of a genetically engineered pig ...

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Pancreas development in pigs resembles humans much more closely than does the established mouse model. An international team ...

A protest against the use of live pigs in medical training was held in front of the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine on Thursday, Feb. 24. People gathered at 11 a.m. and dispersed around ...