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World Service,04 Jan 2001,24 mins

The World's First Hand Transplant?

Health Matters

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The ambitious but successful transplant of one man's hand onto another man's arm. Doctors have successfully transplanted a hand, but according to medical researchers this may not be quite as groundbreaking as first thought; there is evidence the ancient Egyptians transplanted limbs.

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