Kidney Matching Software = Faster Donations | Video
Monday, April 30, 2012 - 08:02
in Mathematics & Economics
Harvard economist Alvin Roth is a matchmaker but he’s not finding love – he’s finding kidneys! With support from the NSF, he and his team have developed a suite of computer programs that match living kidney donors with recipients.
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