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UK could be first with new organ test for transplants

UK transplant surgeons could be the first in the world to use a new test aimed at extending the availability of useful organs. The test, developed by scientists at Glasgow University, enables donor kidneys to be tested for their "biological" rather than their chronological age.

UK transplant surgeons could be the first in the world to use a new test aimed at extending the availability of useful organs.