Scientists create device that could improve liver transplant procedure.

The Wall Street Journal (3/16, Whalen, Subscription Publication, 2.29M) reported that Oxford University scientists have created a device that can preserve a human liver outside the body for up to 24 hours. At present, most surgeons do not like to transplant livers that have been outside the body for more than 14 hours. The new device would allow livers to be transported over longer distances, and also give doctors more time in completing procedures.