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The liver has so many functions that it would have to be a very comprehensive study, documenting all the different mechanisms that developed over time, and how that gave the humans a selective advantage against pathogens and metabolisation of different foods. Talking about the regenerative capacity of the liver, I believe malaria and some other pathogens played an important role in selecting out human with a regenerative capacity in their liver.

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