A pig's liver has been transplanted into a human recipient for the first time in a 'milestone' for organ transfers between animals and people.

Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human.

A genetically modified mini pig’s liver was able to function in the body of a brain-dead patient throughout a 10-day experiment.

And the resulting pig liver was hooked up to a perfusion machine that pumped blood between a brain-dead patient and the pig liver.

Surgeons externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood, a step toward eventually trying the technique in patients with liver failure.

A pig liver has been successfully transplanted into a human for the first time. Scientists say pig livers could eventually be used to keep people alive while they await a suitable human donor ...

Human receives pig’s liver transplant for first time Researchers hope the organ could be used as a possible future treatment for patients with liver failure ...

First pig liver transplanted into a person lasts for 10 days Pig organs could provide temporary detox for people whose livers need time to recover or who are awaiting human donors.

Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human.

A novel technique in which a pig liver successfully filtered the blood when attached to a brain-dead human, could hold the key to treating liver failure in the future.

A pig's liver has been transplanted into a human recipient for the first time in a 'milestone' for organ transfers between animals and people.