A kidney preserved for a year started beating again — is the era of organs waiting for patients here?

A research team at the University of Minnesota used vitrification to preserve pig kidneys at -150 °C for up to more than a year, then rewarmed them, restored function, and successfully transplanted one into a pig, where it produced urine, marking the first such achievement.

Source: A kidney preserved for a year started beating again — is the era of organs waiting for patients here? — MIT 테크놀로지 리뷰

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