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Science on the 20th of November 1979 in history

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20 Nov 1979 Artificial blood transfusion
Artificial blood transfusion

 Artificial blood transfusion
In 1979, artificial blood was first used in a patient by transfusion at the University of Minnesota Hospital. The patient was a Jehovah's Witness, who had refused a transfusion of real blood because of his religious beliefs.
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