Vanderbilt Reviews “Blood Work”
French professor Holly Tucker delves into the fascinating history of blood transfusions Watching the State of the Union address by President George W. Bush in 2006, Holly Tucker was struck by the president’s strong statements about interspecies stem cell research. In...
The Atlantic “Blood Work” Interview
Some medical debates are as old as the Scientific Revolution. The Atlantic interviews Holly Tucker, the author of Blood Work. Blood and the process of removing it from people are objects of enduring cultural fascination, as the glut of teenage vampire novels can...
The Economist “Blood Work” Review
MILLIONS of blood transfusions are performed each year, saving countless lives. Yet, this was once a controversial procedure. Shortly after the first experiments were conducted in England and France some 350 years ago, blood transfusion was banned by the French...
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