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Post by prion on Jan 11, 2005 2:02:37 GMT 7
Dec. 23 Marks Anniversary of First Organ Transplant December 23 marks the 50th anniversary of the first successful U.S. organ transplant. In 1954, Ronald Herrick donated a kidney to his dying twin, Richard, who lived for eight years after receiving the organ. The Herricks' surgeon, Dr. Joseph Murray, won the Nobel Prize in 1990 for his role in the pioneering operation www.kidney.org/recips/athletics/50yrs/index.cfm
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