Transplantation success is highest with autografts (self-transplants). Human-to-human transplants show lower success rates, and xenografts...

The genetically modified pig lung remained functional for nine days inside a brain-dead human patient. Scientists believe xenotransplantation –...

Genetically modified lung functioned for nine days, in latest development in xenotransplantation aimed at solving organ shortage crisis

Xenotransplantation is a technology that has been in development for the past 15 years. The use of animal organs as substitutes for human organs has...

Xenotransplantation is a technology that has been in development for the past 15 years. The use of animal organs as substitutes for human organs has...

A team of surgeons in China has successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a human for the first time. Researchers indicate this...

Greece has the highest rate in Unmet Medical Needs Credit: Wikimedia Commons Sklifosovsky Institute CC BY 4-0 A team of surgeons in China has...

Researchers in China placed a lung from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead man, with mixed results.

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