One reason why our livers excel at clearing waste from our blood system is that the organ functions according to three key "zones" that perform specific major tasks. So, if scientists hope to create ...

A new study in the Journal of Hepatology reports on an auxiliary liver xenotransplant from a genetically engineered pig to a living human recipient. The patient survived for 171 days, offering ...

While organoids aim to mimic human organs, the liver's repertoire of complex functions – and thus the energy it needs to operate – have made it challenging for researchers to grow organoids that ...

A research team led by scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Sheba Medical Center, and the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota has developed the first open digital atlas of a healthy human liver. The ...

A multidisciplinary team from China has successfully transplanted a gene-modified pig liver into a human recipient diagnosed with brain death. During a 10-day observation period, the porcine liver ...

An important new study in the Journal of Hepatology, published by Elsevier, reports the world's first auxiliary liver xenotransplant from a genetically engineered pig to a living human recipient. The ...

Chinese researchers are reporting new steps in the quest for animal-to-human organ transplants — with a successful pig kidney transplant and a hint Wednesday that pig livers might eventually be useful ...

Amsterdam, October 9, 2025 – An important new study in the Journal of Hepatology, published by Elsevier, reports the world’s first auxiliary liver xenotransplant from a genetically engineered pig to a ...

Maintaining a healthy liver is vital for overall well-being because this organ performs some of the body’s most complex and essential functions. From producing proteins, cholesterol, and bile to ...

Scientists from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and their collaborators have used human stem cells to develop liver organoids that faithfully replicate key zones observed in human livers ...