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The Match

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I Could Donate a Kidney to Your Loved One, and You Could Give an Organ to Mine

The pairt exchange programme is a novel way to donate kidneys. In traditional kidney exchange, donors have to be carefully matched to recipients with compatible blood types and other factors. But by applying the insights of game theory, al roth realized that a donor did not need to have a compatible blood type with their intended recipient. I could donate an organ to your loved one, and you could donate an organs to mine. Alex eastman has spent almost five years on the transplant list waiting for someone with the same blood type to donate a kidney to him....

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