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Transplant surgery: an eye-opening history

History Extra podcast
History Extra podcast
Episode • Sep 20, 2021 • 46m

From transfusions of lambs’ blood to tooth replacements, Paul Craddock chronicles the strange history of transplant surgery

 

From lambs’ blood transfused into human veins, to tooth replacements and new noses crafted from forearm skin, Paul Craddock – author of new book Spare Parts – chronicles the strange history of transplant surgery.

 

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