transplanting

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In practice, he argues, many innovations grow out of existing ones, often by borrowing or transplanting concepts from one field to another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

They carefully accounted for the challenges of transplanting two organs at once, including differences in blood volume needs and electrolyte management during the operation.

From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2025

She was a master gardener, expert at transplanting Japanese maples, according to her neighbor, Patty Hall.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

A living donor liver transplant involves removing a section of liver from the donor and transplanting it into the recipient.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025

At age thirty-nine he’d already invented the first technique for suturing blood vessels together, and had used it to perform the first coronary bypass and develop methods for transplanting organs.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot