Heart in a box

[alistairsam]

Hi,

I came across this in one of the medical tv shows, and looked it up.

Traditionally a donor heart is packed with ice and transported to the recipient, but with this new technique, the donor blood is used and the heart keeps beating, "in a box", and this allows the heart to be transported across greater distances and there are other medical advantages, but I just thought the concept is pretty amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwd32Xa3uwc

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18742817...t-box-beating/

[Stardrifter_WA]

Weird science What's next, I wonder

[Stardrifter_WA]

Amazing though

[Jen]

Aww i wanna donate my heart to all my friends so they can pass it around in a box and keep me with them for ever
Technology is just amazing isnt it