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 ...

Humans have been selectively breeding cats and dogs for thousands of years to make more desirable pets. A new startup called the Los Angeles Project aims to speed up that process with genetic ...

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

The US FDA has approved the first-ever clinical trials testing pig kidney transplants in people with kidney failure, marking a major step forward in cross-species transplantation.

OrganOx’s approach was previously tapped by eGenesis in a study of its porcine liver, which demonstrated last year that it could circulate human blood through the organ while it was connected ...

The Trump administration’s plans to reduce NIH grant funding could have long-term consequences for the U.S. drug industry, ...

The biotech company United Therapeutics plans to include up to 50 people in the study this summer; the second company involved is eGenesis.