A US case in which a gene-edited pig kidney kept a patient off dialysis for 271 days has sharpened attention on ...

Why are some people unable to hear from birth, even though their inner ear appears intact? One possible cause lies in the so-called OTOF gene. It plays a central role in transmitting sound signals ...

(NewsNation) — A Silicon Valley startup is drawing scrutiny for allegedly attempting to genetically engineer human embryos. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the company Preventive is working ...

A new study in the Journal of Hepatology reports on an auxiliary liver xenotransplant from a genetically engineered pig to a living human recipient. The patient survived for 171 days, offering ...

The animal organ kept Tim Andrews off dialysis for 271 days and represents the first time a pig kidney has been used as a bridge to human organ transplantation ...

People surviving with animal organs—what sounds like science fiction, "xenotransplantation," is now becoming a ...

Quorum Health wants its 11 mostly rural hospitals to go nonprofit and refinance with tax-exempt bonds. How the deal works and who is at risk. A KFF/AP poll of 2,241 rural voters finds two in three ...

Why are some people unable to hear from birth, even though their inner ear appears intact? One possible cause lies in the so-called OTOF gene. It plays a central role in transmitting sound signals ...

Genetically modified products often trigger worry and fierce safety debates, but rumours circulating in Indonesia that ...