The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first-ever clinical trial of the transplantation of a nonhuman animal organ—a genetically modified pig kidney—into living human recipients.

A biotech company recently announced that it's implanted another pig kidney into a human recipient. Here's what to know. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET. He covers future ...

A new report from a World Health Organization panel has determined that COVID-19 originated in China likely through "zoonotic spillover," when a virus or bacteria is transferred from a wild animal ...

DEAR DR. FOX: I watched Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s “Animal Pharm” documentary on CNN on May 18 about genetically engineering and cloning pigs to be organ donors for people needing a new heart, liver or kidney ...

The human body is a remarkable archive of information, storing not just genetic data but also memories, experiences, and personality traits within individual cells. While mainstream science focuses on ...

More work needs to be done to create viable human embryos, but the method might someday be used in IVF to help infertile people and male couples.

Biotech company eGenesis recently announced its implanted a pig kidney into a second human patient. This animal-to-human organ transplant, or xenotransplant, was made possible through advancements in ...