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Jan 2021
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Jean-Baptiste Denis and the Blood Transf...

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In the 17th century, Europe was obsessed with science – and very competitively so. When it came to blood transfusions, there was a great deal of conflict in France's scientific community. And Jean-Baptiste Denis was right in the middle of it.

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