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Transplant Breakthroughs
Written by Heather E. Schwartz
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From immunosuppressant drugs to the first successful heart transplant, this exploration of scientific inquiry celebrates the greatest developments to date in transplants.
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Heather E. Schwartz
Writer and performer Heather E. Schwartz is a former health editor who is the author of more than 200 children's books. She has written for Disney, Sesame Street, Time for Kids, and the Smithsonian Institution
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