A groundbreaking medical case has shown that a man with type 1 diabetes is now producing his own insulin after receiving ...

Surgeons transplanted a kidney and thymus gland from a gene-edited pig into a 54-year-old woman in an attempt to extend her life. It's the latest experimental use of animal organs in humans.

A 62-year-old man received a kidney from a genetically engineered pig in a transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital on March 16, 2024. Massachusetts General Hospital via AP ...

A CRISPR kidney that is part pig, part person is just another step toward editing our children’s genes. Call it sci-fi ...

Laboratory mice are often considered the scientific equivalent of identical twins—genetically identical and expected to look ...

A genetically diverse mouse panel showed a human-like variety of outcomes, however. This new framework stresses the importance of combining mouse and human data.

Testing anticancer therapies in genetically engineered mouse (GEM) holds the promise of improving preclinical models and guiding the design of clinical trials. Unfortunately, the use of tumor-bearing ...

Scientists are optimistic that gene-edited animals could provide a new source of organs for transplantation. Pig organs modified to minimize rejection are now being tested in humans.

Research out this week appears to show the potential longevity of transplanted organs from genetically engineered pigs. Scientists gave monkeys kidneys from these animals, finding that some were ...

There is significant resistance to genetically modified (GM) crops in India. Only one GM crop — Bt cotton — is approved for cultivation.