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It was literally a back-of-the-envelope idea. Dr. Nima Nassiri had pulled out an envelope to scribble notes on how a bladder transplant could be accomplished in a living person—a surgery that had yet to be performed successfully. About four years later, on May 4, 2025, Nassiri—now 37 and an... show more

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