New Technique Keeps Heart Alive 10 Days After Removed from Body

From Neatorama:

Most organs that are removed from bodies for transplants can last only four to eight hours before they become useless. But Harvard researcher Hemant Thatte and his team have developed what they call "Somah" — a chemical mix that can preserve organs. The above video shows a pig heart being revived using this process a day after it was removed from the pig.

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