What if organ transplants effect more than just biological function? Research suggests transplanted pig organs could carry ...

Pig organs might help relieve the pressure. More than 100,000 Americans sit on organ transplant lists. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA TODAY app ...

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig ...

More than 100,000 Americans sit on organ transplant lists. Pig organs might help relieve the pressure. All patients who have received pig organs have now died. Story by Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY ...

Some experts are concerned that, as things stand, the risks of pig-organ transplants may outweigh the benefits. "There's a lot of hope, but hope is not scientific evidence," L. Syd M Johnson, ...

Pigs born on the Revivicor farm in Blacksburg, Virginia, are genetically modified to delete certain pig genes and add human genes, so the recipient's body is less likely to reject the organ.

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health in New York City had to remove a genetically modified pig kidney from Towana Looney, 53, of Gadsden, Ala., because her body rejected the organ. She's back on dialysis.

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig ...

More than 100,000 Americans sit on organ transplant lists. Pig organs might help relieve the pressure. More than 100,000 Americans sit on organ transplant lists.

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig ...

By Deidre McPhillips, Jen Christensen and Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was ...