Researchers develop a new organoid model of the liver that reveals key molecules involved in liver regeneration and may lead to new treatments for chronic liver diseases.
The human liver has amazing regeneration capabilities: Even if up to 70 percent of it is removed, the remaining tissue can regrow a full-sized liver within months.Taking advantage of this regenerative capability could give doctors many more options f
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The human liver has amazing regeneration capabilities: Even if up to 70 percent of it is removed, the remaining tissue can regrow a full-sized liver within months.
MIT engineers have created a new liver tissue model that allows them to trace the steps involved in liver regeneration more precisely than has been possible before.