Swiss researchers have developed a machine that, they say, can keep human livers alive outside of the body for one week. Current technology and methods are only able to keep human livers alive for up to 24 hours. The new machine is able to keep the liver active by performing several functions normally carried out by the human body. Researchers say they expect the technology to greatly increase the number of livers available for transplant. This could save the lives of many patients suffering from severe liver disease who need to have their liver replaced.
Title: New Machine Keeps Livers Alive for Full Week Outside the Body
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3848/liv.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='New Machine Keeps Livers Alive for Full Week Outside the Body' data-article-id='4389'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12917'>Swiss researchers have developed a machine that, they say, can keep human livers alive outside of the body for one week.</span> <span data-start-time='12917' data-end-time='23250'>Current technology and methods are only able to keep human livers alive for up to 24 hours.</span> <span data-start-time='23250' data-end-time='34813'>The new machine is able to keep the liver active by performing several functions normally carried out by the human body.</span> <span data-start-time='34813' data-end-time='45875'>Researchers say they expect the technology to greatly increase the number of livers available for transplant.</span> <span data-start-time='45875' data-end-time='55854'>This could save the lives of many patients suffering from severe liver disease who need to have their liver replaced.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3848/liv.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=14244 data-hint-location='23250' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3848/what_does_function_mean.wav'>What does function mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='activity or purpose'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3848/available_for_transplant.wav'><span>available for transplant</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3848/activity_or_purpose.wav'><span>activity or purpose</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3848/outside_the_body.wav'><span>outside the body</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3848/suffer_from_disease.wav'><span>suffer from disease</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=14245 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3848/how_long_will_the_liver_stay_alive.wav'>How long will the liver stay alive?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='one week'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3848/less_than_24_hours.wav'><span>less than 24 hours</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3848/for_much_longer.wav'><span>for much longer</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3848/one_week.wav'><span>one week</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3848/until_it_is_replaced.wav'><span>until it is replaced</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=14246 data-hint-location='45875' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3848/the_technology_could_save_the_lives_of_many__blank_.wav'>The technology could save the lives of many <span class='blank'>patients</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='patients'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3848/livers.wav'><span>livers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3848/doctors.wav'><span>doctors</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3848/patients.wav'><span>patients</span></div><div 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