Device Keeps Liver Alive Outside Body For 24 Hours 62
kkleiner writes "A new device will keep a liver alive outside of the human body for up to 24 hours. Developed at Oxford, the OrganOx circulates oxygenated red bloods cells and nutrients through the liver while maintaining the proper temperature. Doctors estimate that this new technique could double the number of livers available, saving the lives of thousands who die every year awaiting transplant."
Re:Figures they'd do the liver first (Score:5, Insightful)
Because you know, all those people with defective, cancerous, or physically-damaged livers don't really need the second chance, either.
Yes, you've been told through all thirteen years of your life that drinking and abusing drugs can damage your liver. That doesn't mean it's the only way a liver can be damaged.