“I had bought two male chimps from a primate colony in Holland. They lived next to each other in separate cages for several months before I used one as a [heart] donor. When we put him to sleep in his cage in preparation for the operation, he chattered and cried incessantly. We attached no significance to this, but it must have made a great impression on his companion, for when we removed the body to the operating room, the other chimp wept bitterly and was inconsolable for days. The incident made a deep impression on me. I vowed never again to experiment with such sensitive creatures.”
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Christiaan Barnard
Christiaan Barnard was a renowned South African cardiac surgeon, known for his pioneering work in the field of heart transplantation. Born on November 8, 1922, in Cape Town, South Africa, he passed away on September 2, 2001. In 1967, he successfully performed the world's first heart transplant surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, a breakthrough that significantly advanced the field of organ transplantation medicine. more
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