Division of labor within regenerating liver maintains metabolism, mouse study finds

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Division of labor within regenerating liver maintains metabolism, mouse study finds

The liver has a rare superpower among body organs—the ability to regenerate, even if 70% of its mass is removed. It also keeps up its metabolic and toxin-removing work during the process of regeneration, thanks to a subset of cells that expand their workload while the rest focus on multiplication, a new study in mice found.

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