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Sea worm oxygen-saving technology may preserve organs before transplants | South China Morning Post

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A French biotechnology firm has discovered and developed a product that is currently being tested for use in human transplants. The product, called “Hemo to Life”, is created from a sea worm, scientifically known as Arenicola marina. The organism is some 450 million years old and can survive for several hours withou…

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