Head transplant

[jos]

The likely date and location for the first-ever human head transplant have been set. Radical Italian surgeon Sergio Canavero has drawn fascination and criticism after he announced plans to cut off a man’s head and put it onto another body. Many had expected that the planned operation would probably never happen – but a team has now been appointed to lead the operation. Canavero is hoping to complete the procedure – which will take 36-hours, and cost $11 million.  Russian Valery Spiridonov has already been selected as the recipient of the new body. He suffers from the rare, genetic Werdnig-Hoffmann disease, which gradually wastes away his muscles. The operation will probably happen in China, at the Harbin Medical University

 

Reminds me of this in doctor who

Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/head-transplant-team-selected-for-controversial-operation-that-will-go-ahead-in-2017-10498627.html

[ZetZet]

Old news tbh.

[Volbet]

Let's hope it goes better than the headtransplant that Robert White performed.

That really didn't work out too well. 

[as96]

It's not going to work, we are talking about humans not computer hardware, you can't just simply swap a piece.

[Levent]

im feeling light headed 

[JebKerman]

It's not going to work, we are talking about humans not computer hardware, you can't just simply swap a piece.

then explain basically every other transplant (admittedly, I'm not so sure about this particular one)

[ShiftHitTheFan]

then explain basically every other transplant (admittedly, I'm not so sure about this particular one)

Magic!

[shiftberry]

He himself needs a serious brain transplant for being a science fiction addict.

[as96]

then explain basically every other transplant (admittedly, I'm not so sure about this particular one)

You can't compare a head transplant to a normal organ transplant (which even those are fairly often rejected by the body), I don't see how they even expect it to work, and with work I don't mean survive but actually be able to use the new body.