Keeping Organs Alive Outside Of The Body
A woman’s uterus has been kept alive outside the body for the first time
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/28/1134766/womans-uterus-kept-alive-outside-the-body-first/
The team behind the feat plan to study uterine disorders and the early stages of pregnancy—and potentially grow a human fetus.
Filed March 31, 2026 at 5:52 am
The headline of this article is what caught my attention. What impressed me, though, was that this research is being done specifically to try and figure out ways to keep organs alive longer for transplant purposes. Your mind can't help but wander to what else might come from this, however. We live in incredibly interesting times.