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@book{ Berner2020, title = {Strange Blood: The Rise and Fall of Lamb Blood Transfusion in 19th Century Medicine and Beyond}, author = {Berner, Boel}, year = {2020}, series = {Medical Humanities}, pages = {216}, volume = {5}, address = {Bielefeld}, publisher = {transcript Verlag}, isbn = {978-3-8394-5163-2}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839451632}, urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-88856-4}, abstract = {In the mid-1870s, the experimental therapy of lamb blood transfusion spread like an epidemic across Europe and the USA. Doctors tried it as a cure for tuberculosis, pellagra and anemia; proposed it as a means to reanimate seemingly dead soldiers on the battlefield. It was a contested therapy because it meant crossing boundaries and challenging taboos. Was the transfusion of lamb blood into desperately sick humans really defensible? The book takes the reader on a journey into hospital wards and lunatic asylums, physiological laboratories and 19th century wars. It presents a fascinating story of medical knowledge, ambitions and concerns - a story that provides lessons for current debates on the morality of medical experimentation and care.}, keywords = {Medizin; medicine; Tier; animal; Kulturgeschichte; cultural history; Wissenschaftsgeschichte; history of science; Mensch; human being}}