Humans could soon be able to grow new LIVERS inside their own bodies by injecting healthy cells into their lymph nodes, scientists claim after a successful trial in pigs

· by · in Biotechnology industry, iPS Cells, Personalized Therapies, Regenerative Medicine. ·


Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh gave six pigs liver failure by diverting blood supply and removing a chunk of tissue. They also took hepatocytes — the chief functional cells of the liver — and implanted them in the lymph nodes of the animals. Pictured, graphic showing how the cells…more
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8658283/Second-liver-grown-lymph-nodes-pigs.html

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