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1. javajosh ◴[] No.42155241[source]
>Also, the wood frog's ability to withstand freezing may help researchers discover how human organs used for transplants could be frozen and thawed without damage. This would increase the allowable time between removing an organ from a donor and implanting it within the recipient, which could make many more transplants possible.

While certainly some good would come of this, imagine the unintented consequences of such an advancement, especially in a world with stark income inequality.