A groundbreaking medical milestone was achieved with the first successful transplantation of a genetically engineered pig liver into a living human. The 71-year-old recipient survived for nearly six ...

In a world-first, Chinese researchers have successfully transplanted a genetically engineered pig liver into a living human, ...

For the first time, surgeons have transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig into a living person, doctors in Boston said Thursday. Richard Slayman, 62, of Weymouth, Mass., who is suffering ...

After receiving the porcine organ in January, Tim Andrews lived with the kidney for 271 days, a world record, according to ...

Genetically engineered humans may still sound like the stuff of science fiction, but the quest to create genetically modified babies is getting a reboot. NPR's health correspondent Rob Stein brings us ...

Regulators are supposed to abide by society's “bargain” with them: Civil servants are granted lifetime tenure and protected from political pressure and retaliation, and in return, they are supposed to ...

Microcephaly is a congenital malformation that leads to a significantly reduced brain size and is often accompanied by ...