ChordNews
← All news

Scientists revive pig kidneys after months in frozen storage

By ChordNews · First written

Comments 0

Summary

Scientists have rewarmed pig kidneys cooled to -150 °C and stored in a freezer for months, and shown that they work again, MIT Technology Review reports. The kidneys are similar in size to human ones, and the scientists hope to replicate the findings with human organs.

Timeline

  1. MIT Technology Review

    Source ↗

    MIT Technology Review reports that pig kidneys cooled to -150 °C and stored in a freezer for months were rewarmed and shown to work again, with scientists hoping to replicate the findings in human organs.

  2. MIT Technology Review

    Source ↗

    MIT Technology Review's newsletter recaps the report that pig kidneys frozen at -150 °C were brought back to life.

Comments

No comments yet.

    to like and comment.