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Head Transplant

Surgical transfer of head onto donor body; animal experiments including 2-headed result.
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Head transplant (or body transplant) would attach a head to a donor body. Success in animal experiments including 2-headed outcome. Proposed applications: treatment of debilitating disease or disfigurement. Extreme ethical and practical challenges; not clinically pursued for humans.

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