A genetically modified pig lung was transplanted into a brain-dead man and functioned for nine days, according to a newly ...

Surgeons think the first transplantation of a pig lung in a human is an exciting step forward for the field, but many ...

The xenotransplantation comes on the heels of recent transplants of pig hearts and kidneys into medical patients.

In 2015, Dr. Sergio Canavero announced plans to perform the world’s first human head transplant on Valery Spiridonov, a paralyzed Russian man. Years later, what actually happened to this shocking ...

It's the first time a pig lung has been transplanted into a human patient, demonstrating a significant step forward, and ...

In a first, scientists in China transplanted a lung from a pig into a human so they could see how the host immune system ...

TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Doctors in China transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a man, where it ...

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

“If you put all the organs on a spectrum, the lung will always be the hardest to do,” said Dr. Leonardo Riella of Massachusetts General Hospital, who performed the first successful transplant of a ...