“The idea for mitochondrial transplants was born of serendipity, desperation and the lucky meeting of two researchers at two Harvard teaching hospitals — Dr. Emani at Boston Children’s and James McCully at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.” Gina Kolata in the NYT: Dying Organs Restored to Life in Novel Experiments. “An unusual transplant may revive tissues thought to be hopelessly damaged, including the heart and brain.”

+ Quartz: An unusual medical training tool got its start as a childish prank. (Or, everything you always wanted to know about Liquid Ass but were afraid to ask…)