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MGH: The Organ Builder

Client: Massachusetts General Hospital

Too often the inclination is to see science as cold and methodical, discounting the intense creativity that goes into cutting-edge innovations.  

Dr. Jay Vacanti has one of the most ingenious minds in medical science. A passing glimpse of a building covered in scaffolding inspired his groundbreaking work in building living human organs.

(Plus, he had a cold on the day we interviewed him, which gives his voice an extra bit of drama and gravitas.)  

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