Organ Transplants

For most of human history, when a vital part of the body failed, there was little doctors could do.  Then a series of advances in surgery, immunology, and pharmaceuticals made something once considered impossible increasingly routine.  It required solving problems of compatibility, rejection, preservation, and even the definition of death itself.  Today, tens of thousands of people owe their lives to this breakthrough. Learn more about the history of organ transplants and how they work on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ⁠Shop the store at ⁠⁠Shop.Everything-Everywhere.com⁠ **Sponsors** Hexclad - Get 10% off your order at ⁠hexclad.com/DAILY⁠ Mint Mobile - Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at ⁠MintMobile.com/EED⁠ Quince - Go to ⁠quince.com/daily⁠ for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! DripDrop - Go to ⁠dripdrop.com⁠ and use promo code EVERYTHING for 20% off your first order! Square - Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at ⁠square.com/go/daily⁠ Babbel - Go to ⁠babbel.com/daily⁠ for up to 60% off **Subscribe to the podcast!**  ⁠https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/⁠ \-------------------------------- **Executive Producer:** Charles Daniel **Associate Producers:** Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   **Become a supporter on Patreon:** ⁠https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere⁠ Discord Server: ⁠https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/⁠ Facebook Group: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/everywheretrip⁠ Website: ⁠https://everything-everywhere.com/⁠  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices