Episode 772
Mini human livers transplanted into rats
Growing livers in the lab to replace donor transplants
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
June 15, 20205m 31s
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Show Notes
Everyday in the UK over 40 people die from liver disease, some of whom could be saved by having a liver transplant - but there aren't enough donor livers to go around. But what if we could grow livers in a laboratory, and use those instead? A team in Pittsburgh has now done just that in rats. The livers were transplanted into animals genetically modified to prevent them from rejecting the transplant. Eva Higginbotham heard from Alejandro Soto-Gutierrez how they did it... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
Alejandro Soto-Gutierrezlab grown livermini human liversliver transplant