A genetically modified porcine liver has been successfully transplanted into a human subject, constituting a historic precedent in the field of organ transplantation. The liver demonstrated functional ...

Researchers are developing functional, patient-specific livers using 3D bioprinting and stem cell technology to eliminate the ...

The human body already has an efficient, round-the-clock detoxification system driven mainly by the liver, kidneys, lungs, ...

Surgeons externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood, a step toward eventually trying the technique in patients with liver failure. The ...

The younger, seemingly fit population is increasingly being afflicted with lean fatty liver disease due to hidden visceral ...