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Studies reveal cell-by-cell changes caused when pig hearts and kidneys are transplanted into humans
Medical Xpress· 2 hours agoLed by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard,...
Pigs aren't the future of organ transplants—stop acting like they could be
Fast Company Magazine· 1 day agoEarlier this week, it was reported that Rick Slayman, the first person to ever receive a ...
The Source |First Human to Receive Pig Kidney Transplant Dies at 62
The Source· 6 days agoIn a groundbreaking medical procedure that captured global attention, 62-year-old Richard Slayman...
First human to receive transplanted pig kidney dies
Reuters· 7 days agoA man with end-stage renal disease who earlier this year became the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig has died,...
The first man to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig has died
NPR· 7 days agoSTEIN: Williams says he can't disclose the cause of Slayman's death but says it had nothing to do with the transplant. The pig kidney ...
Pig-to-human transplants condemned as "cruel and dangerous" after death
Newsweek· 6 days agoAnimal rights organization PETA has condemned the use of animal organs in human transplantation...
Pig-organ transplants: what three human recipients have taught scientists
Nature· 5 days agoAs researchers mark the loss of the first living recipient of a pig kidney, they share what they’ve...
Wife Donates Kidney to Her Husband After Surprising Discovery That They Were a Transplant Match
People Magazine· 3 days agoStephen and Amy Bredfeldt of Franklin, Tennessee, underwent kidney transplant surgery on April 30...
Groundbreaking animal-to-human transplants offers hope for organ shortages
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 6 days agoThe University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has been at the forefront of this...of medical...
Exciting times for organ transplantation
Newsday· 6 days agoLike more than a half-million Americans, Pisano required routine dialysis, due to end-stage kidney disease. Last month, Pisano, 54, became the first...