U.S. researchers are about to test if livers from gene-edited pigs could treat people with sudden liver failure — not with a ...

Pigs bred for animal-to-human organ transplant experiments are usually genetically modified to reduce the chance that the ...

Treatment options are limited for those with sudden liver failure and the condition has a death rate as high as 50%.

The FDA has cleared the first clinical trial to test genetically engineered pig livers in patients who have acute-on-chronic liver failure. The trial will evaluate the use of a Egenesis porcine liver ...

U.S. researchers are about to test if livers from gene-edited pigs could treat people with sudden liver failure — not with a transplant but temporarily attached outside the body WASHINGTON -- U ...

New Trial Will Test Gene-Edited Pig Liver for Sudden Liver Failure Patients WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A new clinical trial will soon test if a pig liver can help people whose ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. 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 ...

The liver is the only organ that can regenerate, but the question is whether having the pig's liver filter the patient's blood for several days could give it that chance.

Read full article: ‘That’s a game changer:’ Tariffs threaten fireworks supply for Fourth of July This photo provided by eGenesis on Jan. 18, 2024 shows a genetically modified pig liver in ...

A genetically modified pig liver is removed in Massachusetts for transportation to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in December 2023. (eGenesis via AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. researchers ...