In 1876, Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer identified what he believed to be a single type of star-shaped cell in liver tissue. Now, immunologist Martin Guilliams from Ghent University and the VIB ...

In two upcoming experiments, researchers plan to test how well the liver tissue grows in microgravity, as well as trial new technology designed to keep this tissue alive but super-cooled for its ...

Cutting edge: Scientists studying human tissue self-assembly will try to grow human liver tissue in space next year. The microgravity of the ISS provides a perfect environment to allow cells to ...