Lest the upcoming March for Science suggest otherwise, scientists enlisted to combat the globe's scourge of hepatic horrors are less picketers and more paratroopers, swooping into Amsterdam for this week's International Liver Conference (ILC) to swap stories from the front, fighting hepatitis, NASH, NAFLD and other foes. Though light on awe-inspiring victories, this year's European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) will feature plenty of small wins, each a part of winning a bigger war.