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Face transplant 'double success'

Successful results from two more face transplants will speed progress towards similar operations in other countries, say experts. The Lancet journal reported operations involving a bear attack victim in China, and a French patient with a massive facial... ...full story at digg

from digg on Fri, Aug 22 2008

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