[ExI] head transplants

[Gordon]

Stefano wrote:



On 3 July 2013 08:49, Adrian Tymes <atymes at gmail.com> wrote:

I'll believe it's "now possible" when the first successful head
>transplant in animals, with spinal cord reattachment, has
>been accomplished.  
>

>It *has* been accomplished. The prob is the spinal cord reattachment.

If and when they become possible, I think they should be called body transplants as opposed to head transplants. If my doctor told me he wanted to attach a donor body to my head, I would consider it. If he wanted to attach a donor head to my body, I would definitely seek a second opinion.

Gordon
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