Racing to solve America’s organ shortage: Are genetically modified pigs the future of human organ transplants?

A facility built for a shortage “These aren’t your standard farm pigs. Millions of dollars have been spent to create this ...

New studies challenge 'humane' pig farming claims | Opinion

Experts argue gestation crates cause anxiety and frustration in pigs, contradicting claims of humane treatment.
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United Therapeutics to build pig-to-human organ research center in southeast Minnesota

This southeast Minnesota city could soon be at the forefront of efforts to use genetically modified pig organs for human transplants. United Therapeutics Corp. said it will invest about $100 million ...
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A US farm breeds pigs for human kidney transplants

Young genetically altered pigs walk past a ball in their pens at the Revivicor research farm in Blacksburg, Virginia on November 20, 2024 - Copyright AFP Andrew ...
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Putting pig organs in people is OK in the US, but growing human organs in pigs is not. Why is that?

In a Maryland operating room one day in November 2025, doctors made medical history by transplanting a genetically modified pig kidney into a living patient. The kidney had been engineered to mimic ...
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Putting pig organs in people is OK in the US, but growing human organs in pigs is not – why is that?

While research on human-pig chimeras is on an indefinite pause, xenotransplantation is moving ahead. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus In a New York operating room one day in October 2025, ...