I wanted to be a surgeon, possibly influenced by the qualities of our family doctor who cared for our childhood ailments.
Joseph MurrayAnimal experimentation has been essential to the development of all cardiac surgery, transplantation surgery, joint replacements and all vaccinations.
Joseph MurrayThe slow rejection of the foreign skin grafts fascinated me. How could the host distinguish another person's skin from his own?
Joseph MurrayIs the Church inimical to science? Growing up as a Catholic and a scientist - I don't see it. One truth is revealed truth, the other is scientific truth. If you really believe that creation is good, there can be no harm in studying science. The more we learn about creation - the way it emerged - it just adds to the glory of God. Personally, I've never seen a conflict.
Joseph Murray