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Human head transplant, anyone?
Human head transplant, anyone?
Slashdot is reporting that human head transplants are now possible:
Technical barriers to grafting one person’s head onto another person’s body can now be overcome, says Dr. Sergio Canavero, a member of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group. In a recent paper, Canavero outlines a procedure modeled on successful head transplants which have been carried out in animals since 1970. The one problem with these transplants was that scientists were unable to connect the animals’ spinal cords to their donor bodies, leaving them paralyzed below the point of transplant. But, says Canavero, recent advances in re-connecting spinal cords that are surgically severed mean that it should be technically feasible to do it in humans.
The technology progress to make this happen is amazing. Â But it still feels creepy to me. Â Even after reading all the hilarious comments in the Slashdot thread.
The effects of DBS on the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
This is absolutely unbelievably awesome! I’ve watched this a few times already, and I’m just … speechless.
Medical School
Dentist
And that’s exactly why I don’t go to dentists. Â The better ones might use slightly more delicate and expensive tools, but the general principles of dental “medicine” still apply. Â No, thanks.
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