Frost Fight: New Tech to Slash Organ Transplant Waiting Lists

Imagine a strawberry, red and ripe, tucked into the freezer, or a head of lettuce accidentally frozen in the fridge. Then picture it days later, defrosted. It’s a mushy, unappealing mess. Now you roughly understand the challenge that organ transplant teams face every day keeping tissues fresh. Organs, like produce, don’t freeze well. The slightest bit of crystallization can burst cells, rip veins, and render a precious, carefully salvaged heart, lung, or kidney unusable. Yet keeping organs cool is critical to maximizing their usable lifespan, keeping them viable for lifesaving organ transplant surgeries which often take place in another hospital if not another state. <a href="https://medium.com/neodotlife/frost-fight-new-tech-to-slash-organ-transplant-waiting-lists-421ea960a662">Read More</a>