Well, if nothing has changed in the last two or so years, the doctor already has a Russian patient (don't think this is the right term), who if I'm not mistaken basically said his life is so terrible that it can only get better for him, and really doesn't care if he'll eventually die.
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Italian surgeon just gave a rat a second head
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Well, if nothing has changed in the last two or so years, the doctor already has a Russian patient (don't think this is the right term), who if I'm not mistaken basically said his life is so terrible that it can only get better for him, and really doesn't care if he'll eventually die.
SirMossyBloke
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Yeah, a Nazi did, it was disgusting.
ChubbyHuggs
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Gabriel_Logan
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Not anymore, they're going with a Chinese National. Really its for the best for him. If it works he'll be first in line to get it. If not he can enjoy the time he has left.
Out_Of_Ammo
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It's total bullshit. They haven't published shit and use vague language as to how they are supposedly doing this. And as for the doctors who transplanted dog heads and monkey heads: this only appeared to be successful. The animals could not move and died shortly thereafter.
Edit: I was wrong, the have published on this. But it doesn't address the spinal cord. I'll read the full article when I get to work. But it's a shit journal with a very low impact factor.
LostCaress
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That's two rats with a single body, not one rat with two heads!
Quick googling revealed the scientist to have been a soviet named Vladimir Demikhov, not a member of the NSDAP. Nevertheless, pretty disturbing stuff.
SirMossyBloke
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Oh really? TIL.
NO
LostCaress
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That's two rats with a single body, not one rat with two heads!
Shadax the wizard
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:'(
Vinsanity.
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GuitarGuruu
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So does the second head add any sort of functionality?
It doubles the amount of suffering.
SpiceMelange
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You think understanding how to reconnect spines and brains wouldn't help human surgery?? This could even help understand and treat paralysis from broken spinal cords.
Huw_Dawson
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This is really unpleasant and is definitely far too cruel to the animals.
Probably something that would be more feasible to consider with far more advanced medical science than we have now. So after the singularity, probably.
Probably something that would be more feasible to consider with far more advanced medical science than we have now. So after the singularity, probably.
Man, reading GAF drunk is the best!
A dog in a wig / Full Metal Alchemist reference.
CrunchyFrog
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Specifically for implanting a second functioning head on an already functioning body? Absolutely none. If he's found a way to repair or bridge damaged spinal neurons and restore innervation to paralyzed limbs that'd be hugely beneficial, but he's only managed to connect vasculature, enough to give blood supply and continue self contained cervical/brain function and no restoration of peripheral muscle control. It's a glorified venous/arterial graft in function and disgustingly sensationalist and counterproductive to real research, not to mention a breach of tons of animal ethics protocol.
Noh, it's pretty good news for everyone. Do you, like, not understand how this works? More availability of viable organs means good things for everyone that is waiting for one. More organs available means less time to wait. Is this a hard concept or something?
Also plenty of revolutionary tech got cheaper over time and became available to the masses. That you think it will forever be a thing only super rich people can have is completely and utterly ridiculous.
Business
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I assume both or that wouldn't be much news.
BennyBlanco
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How does the main rat not just try and bite the other head off in panic at what's been done to it?
1.21Gigawatts
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Resident surgeon in Yharnam?
PhantomThief
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Dang it phone!
I mean turning people into dinosaurs is pretty badass.
yeah Simpsons did it
I'm not sure how I feel about this otherwise...
Simpsons gif for everything continues to satisfy. Is the long term goal to one day be able attach a severed head? Otherwise wtf?
From what I've read of this guy he's a bit of a quack. For example here's an Ars Technica article about him: ”Out of his mind" surgeon plans human head transplant, revival of frozen brain
From his past experiments, my bet is that it's more of the latter.
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From his past experiments, my bet is that it's more of the latter.
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Isn't this guy setting himself up for a huge lawsuit when the procedure on a human inevitably fails?
If he's really that insane, then maybe he's not thinking about that, or he's completely delusional and thinks he could win that kind of lawsuit.
Spring-Loaded
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too soon
I assume the patient he's working on is just so desperate to survive they'll try anything and sign away their right to sue or whatever but when things go south let's see how their family reacts to this doctor playing Frankenstein.
ultratruman
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Animal experiments are done in aid of real human medicine, with clearly defined goals building upon a body of previous research. It can be argued that because human head transplants are not considered a viable medical procedure, these experiments are just unethical and ghoulish.
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