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Science News for October 30, 2010


Researchers engineer miniature human livers in the lab

Scientists have successfully engineered miniature human livers that function like real ones in a laboratory setting. The next step is to test their function after transplantation in animal models, with the ultimate goal of providing a solution to the liver transplant shortage.

SourceAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist·DateOct 30, 2010

Donor race may impact recurrent hepatitis C in liver transplant patients

A recent study by Henry Ford Hospital found that the race of liver donors may impact recurrent hepatitis C in patients after liver transplant. Patients receiving white cadaveric donor grafts had significantly more aggressive recurrent hepatitis C than those receiving grafts from African-American donors, regardless of recipient race. Th...

SourceHenry Ford Health·DateOct 30, 2010