Is a human head transplant really possible?
Sergio Canavero of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group in Italy says it is, and he is presenting his proposal today, at the annual conference of the American Academy of Neurological and Orthopedic Surgeons in Annapolis, Maryland.
Canavero intends to use brain-dead organ donors to test the technique and says he could be ready to attempt the operation by 2017. Not surprisingly, there are a number of rather large hurdles he must clear before he will be close to even trying it.
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