The kidney, a critical organ for waste filtration and fluid regulation, is the subject of a groundbreaking molecular mapping project that could reshape our understanding of renal health. Despite ...

Photography: Steve Wood For the first time in a human, genetically modified pig kidneys provided “life-sustaining kidney function” during the course of a planned seven-day study — all while using ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The pig kidney was modified with 10 gene edits for transplantation into a human patient. United Therapeutics is ...

A surgical team at New York City-based NYU Langone Health has performed the first pig-to-human kidney transplant as part of a new clinical trial for patients with end-stage renal disease. The ...

In late 2025, surgeons at NYU Langone marked a rare milestone in medicine: they transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a living human. The organ had been grown inside a pig with specific ...