Surgeons carrying out the pig liver transplant at the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, China, in May 2024 Xianfu Lu Transplanting organs from non-human animals into people could revolutionise medicine, potentially saving thousands of lives that are lost while people wait for organs. Scientists have previously experimented with giving people pig hearts and … Read more
A blood vessel network designed by a computational model Andrew Brodhead A computational model that could rapidly design a blood vessel network for any 3D-printed organ may take us a step closer to transplanting artificial livers, kidneys or hearts without the need for a donor. People with organ failure often require organ transplantsbut only 10 … Read more
Biotech company eGenesis recently announced its implanted a pig kidney into a second human patient. This animal-to-human organ transplant, or xenotransplant, was made possible through advancements in gene-editing and cloning. With insufficient human kidneys to meet the demand for transplants, eGenesis and other companies are aiming to help close the gap with the help of … Read more
Robert Montgomery with a gene-edited pig kidney in the operating room during a xenotransplantation Joe Carrotta/NYU Langone Health On 16 March, Richard Slayman became the first living person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney. Less than one month later, Lisa Pisano became the second. Now, Towana Looney has become the third, having undergone the … Read more
