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Scientists regrow and repair liver from lab-grown cells in world first – Metro.co.uk
Lab-grown ‘mini bile ducts’ have been used to repair human livers in a scientific first, paving the way for new regenerative medicine treatments.
Scientists hope the treatment could pave the way for organ repair in future (Credits: Getty Images)
Lab-grown mini bile ducts have been used to repair human livers in a scientific first, paving the way for new regenerative medicine treatments.
Scientists at the University of Cambridge grew replacement liver cells in the lab and used them to repair donor livers that had been damaged, making them suitable for transplantation.
Bile ducts are used by the liver to remove waste from the body when they…
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