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SCIENTISTS REVIVE CELLS IN DEAD PIGS’ ORGANS |
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A group of Yale scientists pumped a custom chemical into dead pigs to revive their cells. It worked. The pigs' hearts began to beat as the solution circulated in veins and arteries. Cells in their hearts, livers, kidneys and brains functioned again. One practical implication: doctors hope that the solution, which the scientists called OrganEx, could eventually help increase the number of human organs available for transplant. The technology might also be used to prevent severe damage to hearts after devastating heart attacks or brains after major strokes. (F: G. Kolata, NYT 03.08.22)
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