Tag Archives: Joseph Murray

The slow rejection of the foreign skin grafts fascinated me. How could the host distinguish another person's skin from his own? Joseph Murray

I wanted to be a surgeon, possibly influenced by the qualities of our family doctor who cared for our childhood ailments. Joseph Murray

Service to society is the rent we pay for living on this planet. Joseph Murray

Stem cells are probably going to be extremely useful. Joseph Murray

Blanket objection is not very reasonable to me – any effort to control scientific advances is doomed to fail. Joseph Murray

You cannot stop the human mind from working. Joseph Murray

At heart, I'm a reconstructive surgeon. Joseph Murray

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

I was performing skin grafts and became interested in why skin wouldn't graft permanently. Joseph Murray

It's the best time ever to be a doctor because you can heal and treat conditions that were untreatable even a few years ago. Joseph Murray