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Writer/Narrator/Editor: Stephanie Sammann
Editor: Dylan Hennessy (https://www.behance.net/dylanhennessy1)
Illustrator/Animator: Kirtan Patel (https://kpatart.com/illustrations)
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Producer: Brian McManus (   / realengineering  )
Producer: Erica Corder

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References:

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[2] http://www.kenstoreylab.com/animal-mo...
[3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
[4] https://www.organdonor.gov/statistics...
[5] https://www.organdonor.gov/about/proc....
[6] https://www.journalofsurgicalresearch...
[7] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...