Machine keeps human livers alive for one week outside of the body

Re:Machine keeps human livers alive for one week outside of ... by ASalazarMX on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @11:47AM (#22046559)

Adding to your question, why did the liver evolve to regenerate while other organs evolved to have spares? What makes it special?

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Re:Machine keeps human livers alive for one week outside of ... by akiselev on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @01:25PM (#22047699)

The liver is responsible for clearing out the majority of toxins and since many of them can cause cell death, the organ needs to be able to regenerate itself.

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Re:Machine keeps human livers alive for one week outside of ... by riversflow on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @08:12PM (#22050897)

I’m guessing it has something to do with the size of a liver. Organs that have spares are relatively small.

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Re:Machine keeps human livers alive for one week outside of ... by abakker on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @11:24PM (#22051754)

Lungs? They’re pretty big. My grandfather lived 60 years with only 1, and it stretched to fill most of his chest cavity.

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