Replaceable You with Mary Roach
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Mary Roach explores medical advances in organ replacement, prosthetics, and regenerative medicine, covering everything from historical nose reconstruction to modern three-dimensional printing techniques.
Notable Moment
Roach traveled to Tbilisi, Georgia to investigate a surgeon who reconstructed a penis using a patient's middle finger, complete with photographic evidence of strength testing.
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