Question

Currently, most organs that are harvested for transplant are transported from the donor to the recipient packed in ice and must be implanted within a matter of hours. How is organ culture an improvement on this transport method?
Organs that are packed in ice can be damaged by frostbite during transit. 2 Cultured organs can be kept alive for several weeks before transplant. 3 Extra culture medium is easier and cheaper to transport than extra ice. 4 Organ cultures can be shipped as cargo rather than hand delivered.

Answer 1

The best answer in terms of how organ cultures are an improvement on this transport method is "Cultured organs can be kept alive for several weeks before transplant."

Answer 2

The correct answer is (2) Cultured organs can be kept alive for several weeks before transplant.

Organ outside the body does not behaves in the same way as they do inside the body. These organs can be kept alive only when they are put into a culture solution, which can increase the shelf life of the organs by few weeks. It also reduces the chance of organ rejection. Cultured organs can be kept alive for several weeks before transplant.