Up to 50 transplant patients will receive a genetically modified pig kidney in a clinical trial that will launch this summer ...

Andrews' pig kidney is possible because of several new genetic advances including cloning and the gene-editing platform ...

announced today the completion of the world’s first-in-human cases utilizing its FDA-cleared KidneyVault™ Portable Renal Perfusion System, marking a new chapter in kidney transplant preservation.

That kidney began to show signs of failure five ... figuring how to prevent the human immune system from rejecting them has not been easy, they noted. “The human immune system reacts incredibly ...

Early experiments in primates faltered, but advances in gene editing and immune system management ... part of the human food supply. United Therapeutics said trial patients would be monitored for life ...

The kidneys are organs of the urinary system - which remove excess water, mineral ions and urea. Blood is transported to the kidney through the renal artery. The blood is filtered at a high ...

After it has been purified, the blood returns to the circulatory system through the renal vein. The kidneys produce urine and this helps maintain water balance. The urine is taken from the kidneys ...