transplantation of organs, tissues, etc

After the liver disease she was born with flares up unexpectedly, roller derby star Amelia, eighteen, must come to terms with the brevity of life while hoping for an organ transplant.

Thirteen essays provide opposing arguments on issues regarding organ donation and transplants, including ethical questions, compensation for donation, the purchasing of organs, oversight of the U.S. transplant system, convicts being excluded from receiving transplants, and animal-human transplants.

Describes the history of organ transplantation and explores what might be possible in the future.

June Nealon's life is shattered when Shay Bourne murders her husband and daughter, but when her eleven-year-old daughter, Claire, needs a heart transplant, Bourne decides that his only chance at redemption is to give Claire his heart after he is put to death, leaving June to decide if she wants to let the man who destroyed her life save her daughter's.

A transplant surgeon discusses the pioneers, science, and ethical challenges of organ transplantation as well as the ways that organ transplants have revolutionized medical care, and offers illuminating stories of his own patients.

Organ transplantation is a life-altering and life-saving medical breakthrough, one that more than 120,000 people in the United States are currently awaiting. This comprehensive volume is a fascinating guide to organ transplants, beginning with the first animal-to-human transplants and the innovations that led to the successful operations of today. Included is eye-opening information such as the physiological challenges that face those who receive and donate organs. Readers will also come to understand the organ donation process, an important aspect of deciding whether they will be organ donors in the future.

"Aspiring choreographer Sophie Orenstein, eighteen, wonders if seventeen-year-old Peter Rosenthal-Porter, gifted pianist, best friend, and secret crush, will love her back after receiving her kidney"--Provided by publisher.

Examines how the experiments of four scientists--Luigi Galvani, Giovanni Aldini, Andrew Ure, and Konrad Dippel--inspired Mary Shelly's Frankenstein.

"The indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow, which carries the key to recovering something the rest of the population has lost: the ability to dream. In this dark world, Frenchie and his companions struggle to survive as they make their way up north to the old lands. For now, survival means staying hidden... but what they don't know is that one of them holds the secret to defeating the marrow thieves"--Back cover.

" ... [a] guide to organ transplants, beginning with the first animal-to-human transplants and the innovations that led to the successful operations of today. Included is eye-opening information such as the physiological challenges that face those who receive and donate organs"--Amazon.com.