Most vaccines work like a “wanted” poster. They show the immune system a specific feature of a microbe so it can recognize ...

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For the first time in history, scientists in China have transplanted a lung from a genetically modified pig into a human patient. As detailed in a paper published in the journal Nature, the team of ...

A vaccine usually trains your immune system to recognize one target. Here, the target is basically “anything that doesn’t belong in the lungs.

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, ...

Doctors in Guangzhou, China, transplanted a lung from a genetically modified pig into a human for the first time Aug. 25, highlighting the potential of xenotransplantation to transform medical care.

Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common genetic disorders, causing thick mucus build-up in the lungs and other parts of the body, breathing problems, and infection. Now, researchers have developed a ...

A Stanford University team have tested their nasal spray vaccine in animals but still need to do human clinical trials.

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Stanford Medicine researchers have developed an experimental nasal vaccine that shielded mouse lungs for at least three months against a striking range of respiratory threats, from SARS-CoV-2 and ...