Building a better liver in the lab
February 19, 2026
February 19, 2026
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Feb. 19 -- Utrecht University posted the following news:
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Building a better liver in the lab
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How can we study liver diseases and test new treatments when real liver cells are so difficult to mimic in the lab? During his PhD, Ibrahim Ardisasmita developed the so-called HeLLO's, Hepatocyte-Like Liver Organoids, a new model that brings researchers closer to mimicking the human liver's most important cells . . .
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Building a better liver in the lab
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How can we study liver diseases and test new treatments when real liver cells are so difficult to mimic in the lab? During his PhD, Ibrahim Ardisasmita developed the so-called HeLLO's, Hepatocyte-Like Liver Organoids, a new model that brings researchers closer to mimicking the human liver's most important cells . . .