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Trump, Eric F., and Karen Maschke. "A Stranger in the Mirror: Should Doctors Transplant Faces?" New York Times, October 12, 2004.

Pepper, Tara. "Inside the Head of an Applicant." Newsweek, February 21, 2005.

Mason, Michael. "A New Face." New York Times, July 26, 2005.

Mason, Michael, and Lawrence K. Altman. "Ethical Concerns on Face Transplant Grow." New York Times, December 6, 2005.

Giridharadas, Anand. "India's Novel Use of Brain Scans in Courts Is Debated." New York Times, September 15, 2008.

Thareja, Nidhi. "Brain Matures Late in Kids with ADHD." ABC News Medical Unit, November 12, 2007.

Kolata, Gina. "The Scan that Didn't Scan." New York Times, October 14, 2008.

Smith, Craig S. "As a Face Transplant Heals, Flurries of Questions Arise in a Debate among Doctors." New York Times, December 14, 2005.

Carey, Benedict. "Can Brain Scans See Depression?" New York Times, October 18, 2005.

Spencer, Jane. "The Next Generation of Shock Therapy." Wall Street Journal, October 18, 2005.

Harmon, Amy. "Insurance Fears Leads Many to Shun DNA Tests." New York Times, February 24, 2008.

Grady, Denise. "Baby Conceived to Provide Cell Transplant for His Dying Sister." New York Times, October 4, 2000.

Singer, Emily. "Choosing Babies." Technology Review, March/April 2007.

Grady, Denise. "Girl or Boy? As Fertility Technology Advances, So Does an Ethical Debate." New York Times, February 6, 2007.

 

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