Scientists announced this week that they have managed to keep a genetically modified pig lung alive inside a human body—although briefly—for the first time. The lung survived for nine days, marking ...

D printed lungs from USask enable advanced disease research - showing promise for improving the study of tuberculosis and cystic fibrosis.

Genetic or bacterial diseases have previously been shown to have an effect on lung microbes. However, a UC Riverside ...

Taking a deep breath restores the ideal “layering” of lung fluids, according to a new experiment.

Scientists have, for the first time, transplanted a genetically engineered pig lung into a human. The lung tissue remained alive for nine days after the transplant despite early signs of inflammation, ...

A genetically modified pig lung was transplanted into a brain-dead man and functioned for nine days, according to a newly published report. There has been some recent success transplanting pig kidneys ...