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The world is getting on well every day with new technologies turning up and consequently making the earth a better place to live on.

In one such an initiative, a drone has been used to transport a kidney for transplantation for the first time ever, the University of Maryland Medical Center said.

The drones are generally known for its military use and delivery of eatables.

The medical center said this development will pave way for safer and faster transportation of the organs.

A kidney was delivered for a 44-year-old woman from Baltimore who has been on dialysis for eight years and finally received a kidney for the transplant. The specially designed drone monitored the kidney during the five-kilometre journey with the help of special equipment fitted especially for this purpose.

The aviation regulators gave special clearance to the drone before it took off at 1.00 a.m. on April 19 and flew for ten minutes at the height of 400 feet before touching down its destination.

One of the doctors who conducted the transplant hailed the attempt and added that deliveries through drone can cut to the delay in the transportation of the organs.

Doctor Joseph Scalea, who was part of the team that carried out the surgery for transplant said, “The next run could be over 30 miles, or 100. The distance is relatively unimportant,” he told AFP on Wednesday. “The most important part is, we were able to implement drone technology into the current system of transplantation and transportation.”

The drone can be affordable as well as the current method which is conventional transport via chartered flights or variable commercial flights not only results in delays but also cost people a lot of money.

-Sangam Sowmya