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Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest To Transplant the Soul
By Schillace, Brandy
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- 9781982113773
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- S. & S.
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Starred Review on March 1, 2021 | Science & Technology
The mid-20th century brought about great strides in organ transplantation. Robert White, fresh from the U.S. Army Medical Corps toward the end of World War II, was a surgical resident at Peter Brent Brigham Hospital in Boston when the first successful kidney transplant was conducted there. As Schillace (Death's Summer Coat) explains in this readable account, White was a dedicated neurosurgeon, working late into the night after his surg...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
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