Are head transplants near?

• Autores: Helen Thomson
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3092, 2016, pág. 8
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Video seen by New Scientist appears to show a dog walking three weeks after its spinal cord was almost completely severed. Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero says the technique that was used will make a human head transplant possible next year. Canavero announced in 2015 that the major hurdles to head transplants are now surmountable. The idea is that someone paralyzed from the neck down, for example, could have their head connected to the body of someone who is brain dead. However, papers published this week detailing the spinal cord repair technique applied to the dog have prompted scientists to express concerns