Vitrified Pig Kidney Thaws After 366 Days, Yet Key Transplant Test Is Missing

Vitrified Pig Kidney Thaws After 366 Days, Yet Key Transplant Test Is Missing

Researchers at the University of Minnesota, co-led by transplant surgeon Erik Finger, have vitrified human-sized pig kidneys at -150°C and rewarmed them without fracture. One kidney spent 366 days frozen and later recovered blood flow and urine production on a perfusion machine, though less urine than most vitrified kidneys in the study. The work is … Read more