NYU Langone Health announced that, for the third time, a genetically modified pig kidney had been transplanted into a living patient .
She became the third human to receive a genetically engineered pig’s kidney, raising hopes for thousands of Americans on the waiting list for organ transplants.
Towana Looney has now become the latest recipient of a gene-edited pig kidney – and is currently the only living person with an animal organ transplant.
On a farm in the southern US state of Virginia, David Ayares and his research teams are breeding genetically modified pigs to transplant their organs .
Revivicor is an American biotechnology company that has emerged as a leader in the field of xenotransplantation.
2024 marked a big year for the field of xenotransplantation, with surgical teams at several health systems completing historic procedures that could pave the way for broader adoption of .
Towana Looney, a 53-year-old Alabama woman, is now free from years of dialysis after receiving an experimental pig kidney transplant last month.
A 53-year-old woman was the third to undergo the transplant procedure.
An Alabama woman is "living healthily" more than a month after receiving a gene-edited kidney obtained from a pig.