Olivia, who founded Kew Little Pigs, which is based in Amersham, Buckinghamshire in 2010, said: "Adopting a miniature pig isn ...

These advances have made it possible for scientists to create pigs with organs that are more compatible with human biology, ...

Chinese researchers are reporting new steps in the quest for animal-to-human organ transplants. Researchers at Xijing ...

The first transplant of a pig's liver into a human recipient has been carried out by scientists in China, according to a new ...

Scientists have announced that they successfully maintained the function of a genetically modified pig liver for a brief ...

Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human.

Pigs seem the best animal organ donors, with living patients in the US having pig kidneys or hearts. Read more at ...

Breakthrough by Chinese scientists could lead to pig livers being used to keep people alive while they await a suitable human ...

The trial was part of a small — but growing — group of animal-to-human organ transplants, in a practice known as ...

A genetically modified mini pig’s liver was able to function in the body of a brain-dead patient throughout a 10-day experiment.

Scientists have successfully transplanted a pig’s liver into a human for the first time, raising hopes this could one day ...