transplantation of organs, tissues, etc

Brian, whose younger brother Jamey has leukemia, feels frightened, confused, and neglected by his parents; but he finds some comfort when he donates bone marrow to his brother.

When Darcy's older brother David is killed in a terrible accident, Darcy's parents decide to donate his heart for transplant, and Darcy becomes obsessed with finding the person who received his heart, believing that if she can find his heart, she will find her brother.

Fourteen-year-old Dawn Rochelle, her leukemia in remission, makes up for lost time going to summer camp and helping her brother plan his wedding, but she begins to wonder if she is going to live to see fifteen when the cancer comes back.

Discusses the progress made in the field of organ transplants, how and to whom the process is done, and the ethical questions transplants raise.

Studious, socially conscious Emerson Watts learns startling news about the family of Nikki Howard, the teen supermodel into whose body Emerson's brain was transplanted by the nefarious Stark corporation.

When sixteen-year-old Emerson Watts learns the truth about Nikki, the teen supermodel into whose body Emerson's brain was transplanted, she finds that there is only one person to turn to for help--especially since her loved ones seem to be furious with her.

Scientists and doctors have come along way from the early days of organ transplantation. What is now possible wouldn't have been imaginable 30 years ago. What will be possible in the future?.

Taking a disturbing tour through a macabre global underworld where organs, bones, and live people are bought and sold on the "red market, " an investigative journalist documents the rise, fall, and resurgence of this multibillion-dollar trade throughout history.

Recounts scientist David Sachs' efforts to perfect the art of organ transplantation, describing his lab experiments and the impact they had on the scientific and medical communities.

Law professor Michele Goodwin examines the organ donation process that leads to the illegal sale of human body parts as well as an organ marketplace that favors the well connected.