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Ben Seal

Ben Seal is a Philadelphia-based freelance writer who covers the environment, law, and academic research.

Stories from Ben Seal

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A Fix for the Unfixable: Making the First Heart-Lung Machine

Seventy years ago, a group of Philadelphia scientists and a brave 18-year-old pushed surgery to its final frontier.