Scientists continue to make progress with research on how well pig organs might perform in humans, and now they’re ready for the next step: larger-scale clinical trials. eGenesis, one of the biotech ...

NEW YORK (WPIX) – Surgeons at New York University Langone Health have transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a human body, and it continues to function well after more than a month — a ...

eGenesis’ pigs are genetically modified so that their organs are more compatible with human recipients. Key to this effort is using a tool called CRISPR to knock out the gene responsible for a ...

NEW YORK — Surgeons transplanted a pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it’s worked normally — a critical step toward an operation the New York team hopes to eventually try in ...