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David Bennett’s heart was failing. The 57-year-old handyman from Maryland had weeks to live and, because he had a history of failing to follow treatment instructions, he wasn’t eligible for a transplant.

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Nature 611, 654-656 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-03794-2

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  • Correction 13 December 2022: This story gave the wrong affiliation for Muhammad Mohiuddin. He is at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, not the University of Maryland Medical Center.

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