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1. mrb · 1791066095 · focus · HN ↗

   Apparently the oldest transplanted liver in humans is 108 years old: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.smithsonianmag.com&#x2F;smart-news&#x2F;transplanted-livers-can-survive-past-100-180980972&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.smithsonianmag.com&#x2F;smart-news&#x2F;transplanted-liver...

   1. octoberfranklin · 1791083719 · focus · HN ↗

      Yeah but livers are basically immortal. You can chop out half of your liver and it just grows back.

      1. selcuka · 1791099057 · focus · HN ↗

         They can actually transplant a single liver to two people by splitting it [1].

         &gt; Approximately 1 in 10 donated livers can be divided into two segments or grafts (this is known as split liver). [...] By splitting the liver into two segments, the donated liver can be used to help two people waiting for a liver transplant.

         [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nhsbt.nhs.uk&#x2F;organ-transplantation&#x2F;liver&#x2F;is-a-liver-transplant-right-for-you&#x2F;types-of-liver-transplant&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nhsbt.nhs.uk&#x2F;organ-transplantation&#x2F;liver&#x2F;is-a-li...

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