Head transplant - wait - what?

Scott DeWar

Prof. Emeritus-Supernatural Events/Countermeasure

• Jun 14, 2015

• #1

as the title says, a full head transplant. I got this from MSN dot com

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/trending/tt-BBl677X?q=head transplant Valery Spiridonov&form=PTTWNE

 

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Mishihari Lord

First Post

• Jun 14, 2015

• #2

Sounds like a Larry Niven novel. It also sounds out of reach with current technology. We can't even graft someone's own broken spinal column back together, much less attach it to someone else's

 

Scott DeWar

Prof. Emeritus-Supernatural Events/Countermeasure

• Jun 14, 2015

• #3

did you go to the link? I got the link through MSN dot com, so I can't say it is serious science, but I can tell you, I am not pranking you.

 

Dannyalcatraz

Schmoderator

Staff member

Supporter

• Jun 14, 2015

• #4

Still 2 or so years off in the future, according to the link.

 

Scott DeWar

Prof. Emeritus-Supernatural Events/Countermeasure

• Jun 14, 2015

• #5

still, a head transplant???

 

Dannyalcatraz

Schmoderator

Staff member

Supporter

• Jun 14, 2015

• #6

Ohhhhhhh yeeeaaaahhhh.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x889y7_the-thing-with-two-heads-1972_shortfilms

 

freyar

Extradimensional Explorer

• Jun 14, 2015

• #7

Mishihari Lord said:

Sounds like a Larry Niven novel. It also sounds out of reach with current technology. We can't even graft someone's own broken spinal column back together, much less attach it to someone else's

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Actually, there is a Robert Heinlein novel about a brain transplant. It's called "I Will Fear No Evil."

 

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Mishihari Lord

First Post

• Jun 14, 2015

• #8

freyar said:

Actually, there is a Robert Heinlein novel about a brain transplant. It's called "I Will Fear No Evil."

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I remember that one. An old guy transplanted into a young woman's body. He had a heckava time adjusting as I recall.

 

Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• Jun 14, 2015

• #9

Silly. They can't transplant a hand or a leg; why on earth would anyone think they could do it with something as complex as a head?

 

Scott DeWar

Prof. Emeritus-Supernatural Events/Countermeasure

• Jun 14, 2015

• #10

some crazy Italian doc wants to do this to a Russian. *shrug* you can transplant organs, blood and skin/hair.