MIT boffins aim to build injectable mini-organs that can fill in for a damaged liver

Theregister | 04-03-2026 11:41am |

Injected liver cells stayed viable and functional for eight weeks in mice Can’t keep waiting on the transplant list? How about an injectable “satellite liver” instead? After an MIT research project showed early success, the idea of a mini organ that could be injected into the body to take over for a failing liver doesn’t sound so far-fetched....

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