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Supercooled kidneys have been transplanted into pigs in a “landmark achievement”
When it comes to organ donation, time is everything. As soon as an organ has been carefully removed from a donor’s body, it starts to deteriorate. Surgeons have a matter of hours to get it into a recipient. Leave it too long and the organ will become unusable. In most cases, orga...
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This breakthrough in supercooling pig kidneys significantly extends organ viability, a critical hurdle in transplantation. The ability to preserve organs for longer periods could dramatically increase the availability of donor organs and reduce transplant waiting lists.
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