50 years ago, scientists hoped freezing donor organs would boost transplants
Excerpt from the August 19, 1972 issue of Science News
In 2019, scientists found a way to store human livers for more than a day at subzero temperatures without the organs freezing (shown). The technique could eventually help ease the shortage of donor organs, saving thousands of lives.
Massachusetts General Hospital
The icy world of organ freezing – Science News, August 19, 1972
If whole organs could be frozen and stored … surgeons would be able to perform far more transplants….