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These awe-inspiring advances show just how far medicine came this year

Lydia Ramsey,Erin BrodwinDec 29, 2015, 23:53 IST

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It was a busy - and often awe-inspiring - year for biomedical science.

From face transplants to a method to rewrite our DNA, 2015 has seen some major breakthroughs.

Without further ado, here are the major breakthroughs that have helped advance the field this year: