Monday, March 2, 2015

First Human Head Transplant in Two Years

An Italian scientist Dr. Sergio Canavero has proposed a detailed procedure for first human head transplant. He says that in almost two year, we will be able to make it in a right way. On the other side America is also looking to make first impression doing the miracle. Americal Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons are expected to start discussion in year 2015 for its technical procedure.

First head transplant in history was tried in 1954 by Vladimir Demikhov. He experimented it on a dog and puppy. He attached the head of puppy on body of dog. Transplant was successful but all animals he tried only lived for mere 2-6 days only.

Later on Robert White from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine tried animal transplant in year 1970. Their team tried it on a pair of monkeys. They attached one's head on other's body successfully. And monkey lives only for nine days after transplant. Doctors said that immune system rejected head of other monkey.

Dr. Sergio Canavero explained that all previous struggles were in right way but medical science has limitations. Now science has got much more advancements and lies the possibility for successful transplant.

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