NEW SCIENTIST: Welcome to the limb lab where organs are kept alive on shelves

James Fildes

Division of Immunology, Immunity to Infection and Respiratory Medicine

Press/Media: Research

Description

I’M GREETED by the sight of several litres of pig’s blood being poured into bags on a hospital drip-stand. The red splashes on the wall and the stainless steel counters make the place feel like a butcher’s shop, but it is something altogether different. This is James Fildes’s workshop, where he is trying to reanimate detached body parts.

Period	6 Dec 2017

Media coverage

Title	Welcome to the limb lab where organs are kept alive on shelves
Media name/outlet	New Scientist
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	6/12/17
Description	I’M GREETED by the sight of several litres of pig’s blood being poured into bags on a hospital drip-stand. The red splashes on the wall and the stainless steel counters make the place feel like a butcher’s shop, but it is something altogether different. This is James Fildes’s workshop, where he is trying to reanimate detached body parts.
URL	https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23631554-100-welcome-to-the-lab-where-blood-keeps-organs-alive-on-shelves/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-
Persons	James Fildes

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Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

Cancer

Keywords

cancer
transplants
surgery