![]() Using historically accurate details, Tucker reveals the true murderers, all the while educating the reader on struggle between science & society in 17th century Europe.Įarly transfusion procedures did not involve human to human transfusion, but animal to human transfusions. While Blood Work is a non-fiction book it reads like fiction. At this time, a battle raged on regarding the concept of transfusions: proponents saw it as a way to cure deadly illnesses while opponents worried it was going against the laws of nature. Days later Mauroy died & Denis was accused of murder. In 1667 Jean Denis, a physician, transfused animal blood into the body of Antoine Mauroy, a mentally ill man. MaJenn Historical Non-Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, Review, W.W. ![]() Review: Blood Work-A Tale of Medicine & Murder in the Scientific Revolution by Holly Tucker ![]()
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