Her body's eventual rejection of the transplant showed that the reliable use of animal organs remains a distant goal, but ...

In this episode of The Story Behind the AP Story, we hear from Lauran Neergaard and Shelby Lum, who have been following the ...

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was ...

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health in New York City had to remove a genetically modified pig kidney from Towana Looney, 53, of Gadsden, Ala., because her body rejected the organ. She's back on dialysis.

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed after her body ...

That includes sharing the procedure’s history, more about the people ... Chinese researchers also recently announced a pig kidney transplant there, so this is gaining momentum.

Some experts foresee pig kidney transplant becoming an established ... “She lived with a pig kidney longer than any other human in history, and the field has learned a great deal from her.

The world's longest-lasting pig organ transplant has failed ... She lived with a pig kidney longer than any other human in history, and the field has learned a great deal from her.