The death of Rick Slayman, the first man to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically engineered pig, was caused by an ...

Doctors say that Richard Slayman's body did not reject a pig kidney modified to become more compatible with human biology.

First person to receive genetically edited pig kidney transplant dies unexpectedly, no signs of rejection. Surgeon shares details in panel discussion.

Richard Slayman lived for less than two months after he received a genetically engineered pig kidney after living with Type 2 ...

Dr. Mallika Marshall said the fact that Rick Slayman's body didn't reject the kidney, it gives hope to others awaiting organ ...

Surgeons in the US have carried out the world’s first transplant of a pig kidney into a human ... as well as off-label use of AstraZeneca’s already-marketed complement C5 inhibitor Ultomiris ...

A surgical team said Thursday it has conducted the world's first genetically edited pig kidney transplant into a living human. During a four-hour procedure earlier this month, surgeons at ...

For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient’s immune system, a potentially major advance that could eventually ...

Following Slayman's case, a New York hospital last April performed the world's second transplant of a modified pig kidney into 54-year-old Lisa Pisano. Organ shortages are a chronic problem worldwide.

Pisano is recovering well, the NYU team announced Wednesday. She’s only the second patient ever to receive a pig kidney — following a landmark transplant last month at Massachusetts General ...