organ donors

Here's how the screening process that prevents disease transmission in donated organs works.

Uses a simple chemical reaction for cooling

Procedures like this would save 1,000 lives per year

It could save a lot of lives

A few transplants out of the 28,000 performed every year involve the same organ spending time in more than two … Continued

The big news in bioengineering this week is all about a tiny pool of rat pee.

Dallas Wiens suffered horrific burns in a 2008 accident

Anthony Atala wows the crowd

The "Somah" solution could preserve organs for transplant in a state of suspended animation