MIT Technology Review·4 min read·medium
The quest to keep organs alive outside the body
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Jessica Hamzelou
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Researchers are making progress in organ preservation by using supercooling techniques to keep kidneys viable outside the body for extended periods. While cryopreserving entire human organs remains an unsolved challenge, these developments could eventually address the critical shortage of donor organs.
Researchers are breaking new ground in preserving organs by freezing them, pumping nutrients into them, or supercooling them.
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