Talented Liver Cells Each liver cell carries out some 500
different chemical processes. Somehow, they are aware of each
activity taking place in the body's circulatory, digestive,
excretory, and other systems. Due to these tasks that they
perform, each cell is the site of intense and continuous
activity. If any part of the liver is damaged or extracted, its
cells immediately switch to a new function-high-speed
multiplication-to repair the affected part. As a result of the
cells' extraordinary abilities, the liver is the only bodily
organ that can reconstitute itself. When the liver regains its
normal size and is fixed, the cells suddenly cease this
activity. There is no difference between liver cells and those
in your finger tips, for both sets carry exactly the same
information. What makes them different is what part of that
information they use. A single cell, invisible to the naked eye,
knows that the reproduction process has to begin and so begins
copying itself. When it learns that the regeneration proce