I wanted to be a surgeon, possibly influenced by the qualities of our family doctor who cared for our childhood ailments. Joseph Murray ailmentcarechildhood Change image and share on social
The slow rejection of the foreign skin grafts fascinated me. How could the host distinguish another person's skin from his own? Joseph Murray distinguishfascinateforeign Change image and share on social
I was performing skin grafts and became interested in why skin wouldn't graft permanently. Joseph Murray graftinterestperform Change image and share on social
My only wish would be to have 10 more lives to live on this planet. If that were possible, I'd spend one lifetime each in embryology, genetics, physics, astronomy and geology. The other lifetimes would be as a pianist, backwoodsman, tennis player, or writer for the 'National Geographic.' Joseph Murray astronomybackwoodsmanembryology share on social
Stem cells are probably going to be extremely useful. Joseph Murray cellextremelystem Change image and share on social
I still have a vivid memory of my excitement when I first saw a chart of the periodic table of elements. The order in the universe seemed miraculous. Joseph Murray chartelementexcitement Change image and share on social