Baby Fae body began generating isohaemagglutinins, but a suitable donor could not be found in time. Prior to the procedure, no infant heart transplant—even with human hearts—had been successfully performed due to a lack of infant human hearts. To address this issue, Bailey had become a pioneer in the research of cross-species heart transplants, which had included "more than 150 transplants in sheep, goats, and baboons". Multiple surgeons had previously experimented with baboon heart implants, leading some to speculate even that baboons could be farmed in the future for such purposes. When asked why he had picked a baboon over a primate
The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket like a traditional folktale, is enhanced by Pinkney's watercolor and pencil scenes of ruddy-cheeked Eastern European peasants, thatched roof cottages, and lush green countryside." "Publishers Weekly" called it a "thoroughly captivating story firmly rooted in the folktale tradition." "The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket" has also been reviewed by "The Horn Book Magazine". The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket is a 1991 Children's book by Sonia Levitin and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. It is about a young man, Jack, who due to bitter experience keeps his