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*How Do You Transplant A Human Head? - Earth Science*

[trg]

My Neck is hurting listening and thinking about this.

[JM-usfr]

...And for my next trick, I will turn 1 dead person into 2!

[mightymate]

imagine having a 4inch then getting a new body with a 12 inch

[nomou]

I can't wait to see this procedure go down. If this head transplant is successful we will be witnessing history in the making. And the man getting operated on will have a better quality of life.

[nmnoz]

they should download drivers first and put them on a thumb drive so they can install them easily

[chour]

we are already 2018 and there is no news about the operation

[darkmoonwarrior]

I guess you can say that surgeon is really aHEAD of His time

[AndeePandCompany]

Until the day comes where science has figured out how to fix damaged spines ie. resulting from spinal cord injuries [where the spine remains attached to its body mind you], I’ll remain completely skeptical that a complete spinal sever and reattachment can be done without the patient remaining totally paralyzed (or more likely dead...just saying). How about we continue working on how to fix the broken ones we already have, then there would be no need for head transplants!

[etracseez]

I wonder who woke up and decided to donate his body..

[SpyTec]

It's called a head transplant because the immune system is in the body, not the head. So if there is a rejection it's the body that is rejecting the head. Hence why it's named weirdly.

[kaymss]

I don't think they went a head with this

[KingdomPersonalties]

How to transplant a human head:






You don't. You don't transplant a human head.

[ramramcomcom]

medical science has a very grim past. i believe there could be a million lives put in danger/killed already to make what we have now medical procedures successfully.

[Jessica-ckns]

I'm so excited about this. Even if the procedure isn't successful, it will definitely NOT be a failure. Most of humanities greatest developments in technology and health came from the knowledge we learned from unsuccessful experimental trials. Even if the patient dies, that patient will be the reason so many more will undergo a similar procedure and live. Its groundbreaking and will present vital information regardless of the outcome.

[ravinbeats]

Turns out that the Italian surgeon just fires up this video as a "how to tutorial" one the first operation

[tankolad]

We can't let failure get in the way of progress. Even if the chances of success are incredibly slim, it's something worth trying.

[Parcolai]

This is just in time for Halloween season.

[janakermann]

"Hey, I like your head, can I have it?" "Yes, but I want your well trained body in return"

[HyperBlueSTI]

Hopefully they don't put it on backwards.

[afterlife]

The patient who is supposed to undergo the surgery changed his mind after falling in love.

Truly romantic. Brings a tear to the eye.