Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While research on human-pig chimeras is on an indefinite pause, xenotransplantation is moving ahead. wildpixel/iStock via Getty ...

June 12, 2025 -- Over 100,000 Americans are waiting for life-saving kidney transplants, with 17 dying each day. Why isn’t universal donation enough? Could xenotransplantation – transplanting ...

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 ...

Stanford bioengineer Mark Skylar-Scott writes about what he’s working on, how it could advance human health and well-being, and why universities are critical players in the nation’s innovation ...