A genetically modified pig lung was transplanted into a brain-dead man and functioned for nine days, according to a newly published report.

In a first, scientists in China transplanted a lung from a pig into a human so they could see how the host immune system handled the procedure.

Scientists in China have transplanted a lung from a genetically modified pig into a human for the first time. As detailed in a paper published in the journal Nature, the team of researchers transplanted the lung into the body of a 39-year-old male,