The slow rejection of the foreign skin grafts fascinated me. How could the host distinguish another person's skin from his own?
Joseph MurrayIts the best time ever to be a doctor because you can heal and treat conditions that were untreatable even a few years ago.
Joseph MurrayStem cells are probably going to be extremely useful. But it isn't a given, and even if it were, I don't think the end justifies the means. I am not against stem cells, I think it's great. Blanket objection is not very reasonable to me-any effort to control scientific advances is doomed to fail. You cannot stop the human mind from working.
Joseph MurrayAnimal experimentation has been essential to the development of all cardiac surgery, transplantation surgery, joint replacements and all vaccinations.
Joseph Murray