An Outlandish Surgeon Who Aims To Perform The First Head Transplant Just Gave A Rat A Second Head
Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero madeheadlines around the worldtwo years ago with the bold claim that he would shortly be stitching one person ’s head onto another ’s body . Despite the legion obstacles Canavero face up from ethical and scientific standpoints , he looks like moving full - steam ahead . Last twelvemonth , he do what he called a " proof - of - conception " subprogram in which he severed a dog ’s spinal electric cord then reconnected it — one of the major obstacles to completing the process in people ....