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In 1967, Christiaan Barnard performed the first heart transplant operation. Competition between pioneering teams of transplant surgeons pushed the limits in scientific medicine.
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In 1967, Christiaan Barnard performed the first heart transplant operation. Competition between pioneering teams of transplant surgeons pushed the limits in scientific medicine.
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