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Horizon. a Horizon guide to transplants / Mend me :

Being able to have a transplant when our organs fail is one of the most exciting developments in the history of medicine. But what we now take for granted has been a hard won struggle, both for the patients who were willing to gamble their lives and the doctors who faced ethical and medical dilemmas...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Steinitz, Alex (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2013.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
Surgery, Operative.
Medicine > Research.
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Greffe (Chirurgie)
Chirurgie opératoire.
Médecine > Recherche.
Medicine > Research
Surgery, Operative
Educational television programs
Educational television programs.
Émissions éducatives télévisées.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Being able to have a transplant when our organs fail is one of the most exciting developments in the history of medicine. But what we now take for granted has been a hard won struggle, both for the patients who were willing to gamble their lives and the doctors who faced ethical and medical dilemmas in the name of progress. Michael Mosley looks through the Horizon archive, identifying the key turning points for transplant surgery to discover how far science can go in its bid to prolong life.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed March 19, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (51 minutes)
Playing Time:00:51:15