Growing New Livers

摘要

Results: Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston, grew new livers by removing the cells from an existing rat liver and seeding the scaffold left behind with healthy liver cells. The newrnorgans were able to function for a short time when transplanted into rats.rnWhy it matters: Not enough donor livers are available for everyone who needs one, and the organ's complex three-dimensional structure has made generating replacements very difficult. The research could one day provide a way to use unhealthy organs to grow healthy ones.