Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have created the first genetically engineered model of lung cancer in naked mole rats, a ...

Genetically engineered cell lines used in biomedical research have long been prone to misidentification and unauthorized use, wasting billions of dollars each year and jeopardizing critical scientific ...

A pig lung has been transplanted into a human for the first time in an experiment that opens the door for organs on demand.

In a groundbreaking achievement, Chinese researchers successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a ...

In a landmark move, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given biotech company eGenesis the go-ahead to conduct a ...

The genetically modified lung remained viable for nine days, but the recipient’s immune responses need more research, scientists say.

Specific genetic modifications allowed the lung to survive the body’s hyperacute rejection, where the body attacks the organ, ...

The patient, a 39-year-old declared brain-dead after a brain hemorrhage, thus became the first human recipient of a pig lung. Surgeons at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University ...

And because DNA contains the genetic code that directs the synthesis of proteins, this new methodology promised the ability to induce genetically modified bacteria (or other cells) to synthesize ...

Scientists reached a major milestone in animal-to-human transplant research as the FDA approved the first human clinical trials for kidney transplants from genetically modified pigs.

Scientists have demonstrated that genetically engineered human stem cells can slow signs of aging in monkeys, offering hope ...

Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital said they transplanted a genetically edited pig kidney into a living human for the first time. The 62-year-old recipient has end-stage kidney disease.