Doctors in Northwest China have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig liver fully into a human body, achieving what they say is a major breakthrough in xenotransplantation.

The research team developed a culture platform (base technology) using organic polymers without mouse fibroblasts and Matrigel coating, which classifies as a ‘xenogeneic-free’ system since it ...

China has successfully performed the world's first gene-edited pig xenotransplantation surgery for whole liver transplantation in a brain-dead patient, achieving the complete replacement of a human ...