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The quest to keep organs alive outside the body

#organ preservation#biotechnology#supercooling#machine perfusion#health

English

Researchers are making significant advancements in preserving organs outside the body, addressing the critical shortage of donor organs. Techniques such as supercooling and machine perfusion are being explored to extend the viability of organs, with recent successes including the preservation of pig kidneys for days and the development of systems to keep human uteruses alive for a day.

中文

研究人员在体外保存器官方面取得了重大进展，解决了捐赠器官的严重短缺问题。研究者们正在探索超冷却和机器灌注等技术，以延长器官的存活时间，最近的成功案例包括将猪肾脏保存数天以及开发系统使人类子宫存活一天。