| Description |
279 pages, 8 unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Peter Bent Brigham Hospital; Boston, Massachusetts; 1954. Nobel Prize-winning surgeon Joseph Murray and his team do the impossible. They transplant a donated kidney from Ronald Herrick to his twin brother, Richard, rescuing him from acute renal failure. This first successful organ transplant was the summit of a long hard climb by a group of scientists and surgeons across the globe. Borrowing Life profiles these giants of science and reveals the intimate, fascinating story of their decades-long struggle to save lives."-- Publisher. |
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Kidneys -- Transplantation -- Boston -- History.
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc -- History.
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Peter Bent Brigham Hospital -- History.
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| ISBN |
9781623545390 (reinforced for library use : alk. paper) |
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1623545390 |
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