From ancient times, health providers have dreamed of curing illness by replacing diseased tissues with healthy tissues from another person or animal. Witness the legend of twin brothers Cosmas and Damian, physicians in Syria in the fourth century who miraculously transplanted a leg. The success of transplantation in the 20th century represents a major achievement in science and medicine, and partial fulfillment of that ancient dream. In the process, the lessons we have learned have had many implications for other areas of science and medicine. Nevertheless, our field remains a work in progress, and the American Journal of Transplantation (AJT) is launched as an agent for that progress.
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2001
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American Journal of Transplantation
- Publication date
2001-05-01
- Fields of study
Medicine
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Semantic Scholar, PubMed
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