Lost discoveries : the ancient roots of modern science - from the Babylonians to the Maya / Dick Teresi.

The undead : organ harvesting, the ice-water test, beating-heart cadavers : how medicine is blurring the line between life and death / Dick Teresi.

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Lost discoveries : the ancient roots of modern science - from the Babylonians to the Maya / Dick Teresi.

The undead : organ harvesting, the ice-water test, beating-heart cadavers : how medicine is blurring the line between life and death / Dick Teresi.