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Pig kidneys that were “frozen” for a year have been brought back to life

Pig kidneys that were “frozen” for a year have been brought back to life

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Pig kidneys that were cooled to -150 °C and stored in a freezer for months have been successfully rewarmed and shown to work again for the first time, say scientists. They hope to replicate the findings with human organs. The kidneys—which are similar in size to human ones—were left in a glass-like state, in one…

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