Doctors just blurred the line between species with a radical transplant. Could this be the key to immortality?

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have created the first genetically engineered model of lung cancer in naked mole rats, a ...

The genetically modified lung remained viable for nine days, but the recipient’s immune responses need more research, scientists say.

In a groundbreaking achievement, Chinese researchers successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a brain-dead man. The lung functioned for nine days, oxygenating blood, before ...

Scientists have demonstrated that genetically engineered human stem cells can slow signs of aging in monkeys, offering hope ...

Scientists reached a major milestone in animal-to-human transplant research as the FDA approved the first human clinical ...

For the first time, surgeons have transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig into a living person, doctors in Boston said Thursday. Richard Slayman, 62, of Weymouth, Mass., who is suffering ...

In a landmark move, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given biotech company eGenesis the go-ahead to conduct a broader human trial in pig-to-human kidney transplants, marking a significant ...

Genetically engineered humans may still sound like the stuff of science fiction, but the quest to create genetically modified babies is getting a reboot. NPR's health correspondent Rob Stein brings us ...

Regulators are supposed to abide by society's “bargain” with them: Civil servants are granted lifetime tenure and protected from political pressure and retaliation, and in return, they are supposed to ...

Genetically engineered cell lines used in biomedical research have long been prone to misidentification and unauthorized use, wasting billions of dollars each year and jeopardizing critical scientific ...

Interviewer: A group of concerned scientists have raised the question: Should we be able to genetically engineer people? We'll talk about that next on The Scope. Announcer: Examining the latest ...