Transplant surgery: an eye-opening history
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Blood Transfusions - A Story of Night and Night
For the first time, blood was transfused between two people. Before that transplant surgery was not used at all to save lives. It was used eivher as a cosmetic procedure. Some of the first blood donors were lambs because they were reputedly calm and placid. So it would be used to treat insanity.
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