Medicine Head Transplant

[Aeglos]

couldnt find anything recent on the topic via the search function but apologies if it's been posted before.
Not sure what to say except he's ambitious

http://www.alphr.com/science/100114...-considers-the-uk-as-the-venue-for-2017s-most

 

[bontshow]

Interesting Science but ethically questionable

 

[Total Power]

This is not even science. There's been very little evidence that this will work. Animals had very limited success. I wonder why would anyone volunteering for this would want to kill himself.

 

[WCErevival]

The guy that volunteered for it is dying anyway or his body is so I dont think he cares if he dies. Its a last chance thing that may keep him alive.

Sad to hear about the animals that had to go through with it though

 

[Werewolf]

This reminds me of the X-Files: I want to believe - makes me shudder

 

[Snake_Baker]

Interesting Science but ethically questionable

It's nobody elses business.

 

[Snake_Baker]

This is not even science. There's been very little evidence that this will work. Animals had very limited success. I wonder why would anyone volunteering for this would want to kill himself.

Animal heads have been kept alive but the real hurdle is connecting the spinal nerve.

 

[bontshow]

It's nobody elses business.

Yeah, but does the doctor have a duty of care to those involved?

 

[Snake_Baker]

Yeah, but does the doctor have a duty of care to those involved?

Yes, to the best of his ability.

Scientists in China conduct 'successful' head transplant on rat

The animals survived for around 36 hours

Scientists in China claim to have conducted a successful head transplant on a rat.

Controversial surgeon Sergio Canavero and colleague Xiaoping Ren attached the head of a smaller rat onto a larger one while maintaining the brain activity of the donor.

A third rat was used to keep up blood pressure on the rats being operated on, which otherwise would have been catastrophic and killed the animals.

http://www.alphr.com/science/100114...canavero-switches-patients-and-aims-for-china

 

[Snake_Baker]

Canavero's TED lecture

 

[Aeglos]

Update: still no head transplant (attempted or otherwise) but progress appears to be being made.

 

[Snake_Baker]

It will be an amazing surgical feat if they can get it done.

 

[Mofra]

It will be an amazing surgical feat if they can get it done.

The march towards it being a possibility at least provides potential for pioneering the reconnecting of major nerves which as a procedure would transfer well to paraplegic treatments. It presents as the major barrier though.

 

[Seeds]

Transplating rats heads on other rats bodies is too inside the box.

Elephants head. Dolphin body. Thats where things get interesting.

 

[theyellowsash]

Transplating rats heads on other rats bodies is too inside the box.

Elephants head. Dolphin body. Thats where things get interesting.

What about an actual spidermonkey

 

[ioppolo]

Transplating rats heads on other rats bodies is too inside the box.

Elephants head. Dolphin body. Thats where things get interesting.

Those old "has science gone too far?" Ads are becoming a reality.