50 years ago, early organ transplants brought triumph and tragedy

Excerpt from the March 2, 1968 issue of Science News

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LIVE LIVER  Advances in liver transplants mean that the donor no longer needs to be dead, and one liver may serve more than one recipient.

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Kidneys lead the field

While the drama of human heart transplants has grasped the public interest, kidney transplants are ahead in the field….