Massachusetts-based researchers will soon test whether livers from a gene-edited pig could treat people with sudden liver failure by temporarily filtering their blood so their own organ can rest and ...

TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Doctors have removed a genetically modified pig's kidney from an Alabama woman after her body rejected the organ, NYU Langone Health reported.

Pigs bred for animal-to-human organ transplant experiments are usually genetically modified to reduce the chance that the recipient’s immune system will attack the organ. Credit: Shelby Lum/AP via ...