Kidneys from pigs provided “life-sustaining kidney function” after being transplanted into a brain-dead patient, researchers have found. Kidneys were first transplanted from a genetically modified pig ...

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 ...

When it comes to building a kidney, only nature possesses the complete set of blueprints. But a USC-led team of scientists has managed to borrow some of nature’s pages through a comprehensive analysis ...

SCIENTISTS have grown near-human kidneys in pigs for the first time. The “chimera” organs — made up of a mixture of human and pig cells — survived for 28 days inside the animal, Chinese researchers ...

In a world first, two kidneys from a genetically modified pig have been transplanted into the body of a brain-dead human – an achievement hailed as a “game-changing moment in the history of medicine”.

Functional human “mini-kidneys” capable of filtering blood to produce urine have been grown in a living organism in a medical first that marks a major step towards treatments for kidney disease.

Should human kidneys be bought and sold? Globally, thousands die each year waiting for a kidney transplant. Should healthy people be allowed to sell a kidney to those in need? Made by BBC Ideas in ...

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 ...

When it comes to building a kidney, only nature possesses the complete set of blueprints. But a USC-led team of scientists has managed to borrow some of nature’s pages through a comprehensive analysis ...