pig kidney

(Newser) - A 67-year-old man set a new record for living with a genetically modified pig kidney, nearly reaching the nine-month mark before doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston removed the organ last week due to declining function, the hospital said Monday. The patient, Tim Andrews, became the fourth American to...

(Newser) - A self-described science nerd is the latest American to get an experimental pig kidney transplant, at a crucial point in the quest to prove if animal organs really might save human lives. The 54-year-old New Hampshire man is faring well after his June 14 operation, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital...