For the first time, an ultrasound probe with the capability of imaging complete organs in four dimensions has been developed ...

June 12, 2025 -- Over 100,000 Americans are waiting for life-saving kidney transplants, with 17 dying each day. Why isn’t universal donation enough? Could xenotransplantation – transplanting ...

Stanford bioengineer Mark Skylar-Scott writes about what he’s working on, how it could advance human health and well-being, and why universities are critical players in the nation’s innovation ...

Not all organs are needed for survival. From your gallbladder to your spleen, here are 12 organs you can lose and still ...

The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes developed at the University of British Columbia to help prevent a mismatch and ...

For decades, scientists and surgeons around the world have been trying to solve the organ donor crisis. The answer could be rolling in the mud. At a farm and lab in the Midwest, biotechnology company ...

Surgeons have now published the first report of a gene-edited pig liver transplanted into a person. The liver, which came from a genetically modified pig, appeared to stay active, producing bile and ...