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Russia planning on HEAD transplant in 2017
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:44 am
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:44 am
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A 30-year-old Russian man with an extremely rare spinal disease has volunteered to become the world's first head transplant, according to reports.
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Valery Spiridonov, a computer scientist who has a genetic disorder called Werdnig-Hoffman disease says he will be operated on by the controversial surgeon Dr. Sergio Canavero, who says a human head can be removed and attached to physically healthy body.
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Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:58 am to tigerbutt
Wish the article had more info
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:58 am to tigerbutt
So, Putin is going to become Russia's version of Robo-Nixon. Great...
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:59 am to tigerbutt
that's one way to get a head in life.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:59 am to tigerbutt
In future news:
Russian man dies immediately after his head is removed. Doctor says, "Whoops!"
Russian man dies immediately after his head is removed. Doctor says, "Whoops!"
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:00 am to tigerbutt
Brings "getting a little head" to a whole new level.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:00 am to tigerbutt
That dude gonna die
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:00 am to MrLarson
Ok but where is the healthy body going to come from??
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:08 am to tigerbutt
quote:I guess he's technically right
a human head can be removed and attached to physically healthy body.
it won't survive though (captain obvious I know) It's hard enough to repair an injured spinal cord as it is, much less connect 2 completely separate ones. And I know he argues that a 'clean cut' is what makes the cord heal, but if that was the case there'd be a lot more recovery in patients with clean spinal cord transections from knives.
The really shitty part is that this is to push forward his work and I guarantee you he knows this patient is going to die. There's no way he could actually believe otherwise. There's pushing the envelope and then there's stuff like this.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:10 am to tigerbutt
They're getting a head of themselves here.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:10 am to Kingwood Tiger
The Missing airliners have plenty of healthy bodies in waiting
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:20 am to tigerbutt
Sounds like there's trouble ahead.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:21 am to tigerbutt
quote:Scruffy is gonna bet on the fact that this won't work.
Valery Spiridonov, a computer scientist who has a genetic disorder called Werdnig-Hoffman disease says he will be operated on by the controversial surgeon Dr. Sergio Canavero, who says a human head can be removed and attached to physically healthy body
Fixing the severed spine is a bit tricky.
Maybe if they figure out how to transplant the complete neuro system, but this is tricky on so many levels.
This post was edited on 4/9/15 at 9:25 am
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:31 am to Scruffy
The donor should have quit while he was ahead..
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:32 am to tigerbutt
I can think of a LOT of people who'd be much improved with a head transplant.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:33 am to Scruffy
Interesting but theres no way it works. But I guess what the hell does the guy have to lose?
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:34 am to tigerbutt
Just trying to stay a head of the game
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:37 am to tigerbutt
Science is finally addressing the butterface problem. Glad to see we're making headway.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:45 am to Scruffy
quote:Na, it's just like cutting a banana according to him. That was an odd analogy that made no sense, much like most of his proposal.
Fixing the severed spine is a bit tricky
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