Photo: The identical Herrick twins were the first participants in a successful kidney transplant. The idea of transplanting organs is not new. It can be found in myths of the ancient Greeks and ...

When kidney donation began in 1960 the first case involved identical twins, which reduced the risk ... She found dialysis ...

Likewise, in 1936 Voronoy's first human-to-human kidney transplant was unsuccessful. A true appreciation for and understanding of rejection had not been realized. The development of dialysis ...

And only identical twins have the same tissue types. And in fact, the first kidney transplant was performed successfully between identical twins." ...

Photo: The identical Herrick twins were the first participants in a successful kidney transplant. The idea of transplanting organs is not new. It can be found in myths of the ancient Greeks and was ...