The quest to keep organs alive outside the body

Short summary

MIT Technology Review covers efforts to preserve donor organs outside the body, addressing the critical time limitation that causes organ shortages. The dream is organ banks—stores of preserved human organs. The article is truncated and provides only a brief introduction to the topic.

• •Donor organ shortage is driven by the short survival time outside the body
• •Researchers are working toward organ banks for long-term preservation
• •Article body is truncated, offering only an introduction

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