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Human head transplant just two years away, surgeon claims
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| February 25, 2015 7:48 PM PST
| Michelle Starr
Posted on 02/26/2015 4:22:43 AM PST by WhiskeyX
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Meanwhile, Ted Williams waits .....
.....patiently.
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posted on
02/26/2015 5:02:15 AM PST
by
shibumi
("Vampire Outlaw of the Milky Way")
To: Bulwyf
Slippery slop into the abyss.
To: WhiskeyX
Sorry you humans suffer from Small Head Syndrome.
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posted on
02/26/2015 5:03:14 AM PST
by
McGruff
(We are leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq - Barack Obama 2011)
To: central_va
Or saytr, half man, half goat.
Might want to rethink Greek Mythology, perhaps there was some truth in ledgens after all.
Ever heard of the Nephellium ?
To: McGruff
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posted on
02/26/2015 5:10:17 AM PST
by
frithguild
(The warmth and goodness of Gaia is a nuclear reactor in the Earth's core that burns Thorium)
To: WhiskeyX
Oh no. This is really bad. Imagine an immortal George Soros with a never-ending supply of young, fresh bodies. Bring on the apocalypse!
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posted on
02/26/2015 5:20:02 AM PST
by
olepap
(Your old Pappy)
To: HiTech RedNeck
Somewhat successful transplants of this nature have been done in animals, first on dogs then chimpanzees. The primate experiment was done forty years ago at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. I had the pleasure of working in the lab of one of the scientists who was part of that experiment, who still has bad dreams about it. As I recall, the chimp had full sensory function and limited motor function and survived for several days. I think back then the key issue was tissue rejection, but I have heard from other neuroscientists recently that they could probably overcome that if the experiment was repeated today.
To: WhiskeyX
So, do we have a choice? A big head, or a little head?
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posted on
02/26/2015 5:28:56 AM PST
by
mark3681
To: shibumi
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posted on
02/26/2015 5:31:26 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
("Ragnarok" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5nD7-qsEw)
To: central_va
"What is it is a man who wants a womans body? Ever think of that?"
Probably get Federal funding for that one.
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posted on
02/26/2015 5:39:22 AM PST
by
Truth29
To: Bulwyf
This is very disturbing. Its indeed a slippery slope, but once you start sliding one gains speed rather quickly.Why? Did you feel the same about heart transplants?
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posted on
02/26/2015 5:57:31 AM PST
by
TangoLimaSierra
(To win the country back, we need to be as mean as the libs say we are.)
To: GrandJediMasterYoda; WhiskeyX
What about a Backbone? Is there any hope for cowardly LibTurds?
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posted on
02/26/2015 6:15:42 AM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else need s said?)
To: WhiskeyX
The real story here is this amounts to rejoining a severed spinal cord. That’s a huge advance if real.
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posted on
02/26/2015 6:25:55 AM PST
by
muir_redwoods
("He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative." G.K .C)
To: shibumi
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posted on
02/26/2015 6:33:28 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
To: TangoLimaSierra
You ask a valid question, but a heart isn’t the central nervous system’s Programmable Logic Controller.
If you don’t see the implications this involves, I won’t bother explaining. It should be plain as day.
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posted on
02/26/2015 7:15:30 AM PST
by
Bulwyf
To: WhiskeyX
Sorry, couldn't help myself!
But then, TWO heads are better than one!
To: 11th_VA
To: shibumi
To: WhiskeyX
“Doner” body like there will be lots of those. But nothing could go wrong.
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posted on
02/26/2015 8:58:40 AM PST
by
Mike Darancette
(Not deniable = Not falsifiable = Not science = Not even wrong.)
To: WhiskeyX
It's been done.
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posted on
02/26/2015 11:04:00 AM PST
by
ansel12
(Palin--Mr President, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke.)
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