Saturday, October 17Global edition

Topic: Transplant organ shortage solutions

Pig kidneys frozen for up to a year come back to life after rewarming

University of Minnesota researchers vitrified pig kidneys at -150°C and transplanted them into pigs, where they produced urine. One kidney had been stored for 366 days. The study has not yet been peer-reviewed, and the team says it is unclear whether the method will work in humans.

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