A successful kidney transplant
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- care
- attention and help for someone or something
- science
- study of the natural world using observation and evidence
- cooperate
- work together
A medical team in Boston performed the first successful human kidney transplant. The donor and recipient were identical twins. The operation became an important step in transplant medicine.
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Follow-up: Kennedy is elected president
Massachusetts senator John F. Kennedy won the presidential election. He became the thirty-fifth president. An election joins voters, campaigns, rules, and public decisions.
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