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The quest to keep organs alive outside the body
MIT Technology ReviewFriday, July 24, 2026 at 5:03 PM
RedScroll Brief
This week, I covered a fascinating effort to preserve organs outside the body. There’s a huge shortage of donor organs, and one of the main reasons is time—they survive only a matter of hours outside the body, even when they’re kept on ice.
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- Market relevance
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- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. This week, I covered a fascinating effort to preserve organs outside the body. There’s a huge shortage of donor organs, and one of the main reasons is time—they survive only a matter of hours outside the body, even when they’re kept on ice. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Quest and Keep.
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What happened
This week, I covered a fascinating effort to preserve organs outside the body. There’s a huge shortage of donor organs, and one of the main reasons is time—they survive only a matter of hours outside the body, even when they’re kept on ice.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
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MIT Technology Review published: The quest to keep organs alive outside the body
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Quest and Keep.
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