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The quest to keep organs alive outside the body
This week, I covered a fascinating effort to preserve organs outside the body. There’s a huge shortage of donor organs, and one of the main reasons is time—they survive only a matter of hours outside the body, even when they’re kept on ice. Doctors dream of organ banks—stores of ...
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Extending organ viability outside the body is crucial for overcoming donor shortages and improving transplant success rates. This research could revolutionize organ donation by enabling better matching and broader geographic distribution.
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