You really should go see "Contagion"

I thought it was excellent.

Also, check out this Op-Ed in the NY Times written by Dr. Ian Lipkin, a real epidemiologist at the Centre for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University who was hired as a consultant on the film. He and his team conceived of the imaginary (but plausible) virus that becomes thepandemic - down to its molecular structure (he says he used the real-life Nipah virus as his inspiration). Extremely cool - it also confirms the chilling realism of the film...

Here is a video he made about his role as advisor on the set:

Heart In A Box: Beating Heart Technology at UCLA could revolutionize field of heart transplantation

Researchers at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center have built a machine that keeps a heart designated for transplantation active. Using this machine increases the amount of time that the organ can remain outside of a human body but still suitable for a transplant.

Skip ahead to 1:05 in the video to see the super freaky cool scene of the heart beating in the life support machine.