Liver disease is a major global health problem, causing over two million deaths worldwide each year. While animal models have ...

A multidisciplinary team from China has successfully transplanted a gene-modified pig liver into a human recipient diagnosed with brain death. During a 10-day observation period, the porcine liver ...

Researchers successfully implanted a genetically modified pig liver into a human, proving that such an organ can function for an extended period. The graft supported essential liver processes before ...

For the first time, researchers have successfully connected a functioning liver from a genetically modified pig to a human body.* In a step toward testing the procedure in living people, a team at the ...

A modified pig liver transplanted into a human patient appears to have functioned normally for the duration of the investigation with no signs of rejection. For 10 days, the liver performed its basic ...

Of all the organs, the liver is most susceptible to drug toxicity. Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a leading cause of drug attrition, with over 750 FDA-approved drugs known to have a level of DILI ...

Chinese scientists have performed what is thought to be the first transplant of a genetically modified pig liver segment into a person with cancer. Surgeons reported that the transplanted section of ...

Scientists have successfully transplanted a pig’s liver into a human for the first time, raising hopes this could one day become a routine procedure. Researchers at the Fourth Military Medical ...

CRISPR is one of the most revolutionary technologies of the modern era, and now it's being used to bring back long-lost genes from our past.

Surgeons have now published the first report of a gene-edited pig liver transplanted into a person. The liver, which came from a genetically modified pig, appeared to stay active, producing bile and ...