In the test in March, the kidney had remained frozen for 10 days and was to be transplanted back into the pig from which it had been taken. At 3 a.m. the team started thawing the kidney, a process ...

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig ...

Surgeons at the Massachusetts General Hospital's Transplant Center replaced the patient's unhealthy kidney with a bio-engineered porcine kidney on Jan.25. Porcine is the scientific term for "pig ...

Dr. Robert Montgomery, who directs the NYU Langone Transplant Institute, said he hopes that by showing the kidney can function successfully in a brain-dead person, it will clear the way for the ...