Hopes artificial liver will save lives

AN ARTIFICIAL liver made from living human cells could save the lives of thousands of people waiting on donor lists.

The ELAD (Extracorporeal ok Liver Assist Device) is stored in a tiny box outside the body and has been dubbed “the liver in a box”.

Trials of the device are beginning in the University of Chicago Hospitals and, if successful, could provide a lifeline for people waiting for transplants.