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Originally Posted by senior citizen
That was a blessing.........but we only have one liver, right?
So, it would have to be from a newly deceased person.....right?
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Actually, there is now what is called a "living transplant" that involves just a portion of a healthy liver. This is a regenerating organ, so in a best-case scenario, both the donor and the recipient will have a healthy liver that essentially re-grows. Pretty awesome stuff.