Machine Keeps Livers Alive for a Week, Revives Injured Ones

A Swiss collaboration of clinical researchers from University Hospital Zurich, ETH Zurich, Wyss Zurich, and the University of Zurich has created a machine that can keep human livers alive for up to a week. For comparison, current methods of perfusion can keep livers going for about 24 hours.

Moreover, the same device can be used to rehabili (Read more...)

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