From: Derek Strong (derek@zhmort.com)
Date: Mon Sep 08 1997 - 20:05:44 MDT
Arjen Kamphuis wrote:
> is this not 'merely' a matter of having a large & varied supply, and the
> ability for storage? (How long can you store a kidney?)
That's the problem, and why there can't be a large and varied supply. I
think the kidney can be stored for on the order of 36 hours (if anyone has
references and/or corrections to this please add them). In any case, it's
an extremely short period of time. That's why organ vitrification is so
important... it opens up the real possibility organ *banking*.
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