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Miniature Human Livers Grown In Lab

Posted by Soulskill on from the less-filling-tastes-great dept.

Zothecula writes "In the quest to grow replacement human organs in the lab, livers are no doubt at the top of many a barfly's wish list. With its wide range of functions that support almost every organ in the body and no way to compensate for the absence of liver function, the ability to grow a replacement is also the focus of many research efforts. Now, for the first time, researchers have been able to successfully engineer miniature livers in the lab using human liver cells."

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  1. How long can I keep being an alcoholic with this? by Last_Available_Usern · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How often am I going to have to swap this out? Is there a MDBF (mean drinks before failure)?