Spare parts : a surprising history of transplants
Craddock, Paul2021
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How did an architect help pioneer blood transfusion in the 1660s? Why did eighteenth-century dentists buy the live teeth of poor children? And what role did a sausage skin and an enamel bath play in making kidney transplants a reality? We think of transplant surgery as one of the medical wonders of the modern world but transplant surgery is as ancient as the pyramids, with a history more surprising than we might expect. Paul Craddock takes us on a journey - from sixteenth-century skin grafting to contemporary stem cell transplants - uncovering stories of operations performed by unexpected people in unexpected places.
Main title:
Spare parts : a surprising history of transplants / Paul Craddock.
Author:
Craddock, Paul, author
Imprint:
London : Fig Tree, 2021.
Collation:
304 pages ; 24 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780241370254 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
617.95
Language:
English
BRN:
2283715