Scientists revive pig kidneys after a year in frozen storage
Researchers have revived pig kidneys after storing them at very low temperatures for a year and successfully transplanted them into pigs.
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By Kavya Iyer , Editor, Technology & Science
Published 20 Oct 2026, 8:37 PM IST
The work could inform future organ preservation research, though it is an early experimental result and does not establish a method for human transplants.
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