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...practical purposes there is not evidence to suggest that a xenograph [species-to-species] transplantation could be successful," Professor of Medicine Nicholas L. Tilney '58, one of several doctors to conduct the first heart transplant in New England, says after Baby Fae's death. "There is no biological evidence to suggest that the immune system could be sufficiently supressed to subdue the baby's rejection of the heart, and there must be some biological evidence before one can conduct on operation...
...extremely suppressing that she survived as long as she did," says Tilney, adding however that he attributes this to the immaturity of Baby Fae's immune system and her increased tolerance for foreign organs as a neo-natal and not the success of the operation. "She couldn't recognize the difference between herself and the other and thus did not reject the heart as quickly as an adult would have...
...American Institute of Architects, which had been asked to help run a competition for a proper memorial, announced that the winner among 547 entries was an abstract grouping of large stone forms, designed by the firm of Pedersen & Tilney...
...Pedersen & Tilney simplified its design. Both the Memorial Commission and the Fine Arts Commission approved the new version, but critics began calling it Son of Instant Stonehenge...
...Pedersen & Tilney project was abandoned. The Memorial Commission sought a new architect...