The Daily Mail: World's first human HEAD transplant is 'successfully' carried out on a corpse (now all he needs to do is try it on a live person)

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Period17 Nov 2017

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  • TitleWorld's first human HEAD transplant is 'successfully' carried out on a corpse (now all he needs to do is try it on a live person
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletDaily Mail
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date17/11/17
    DescriptionMany professionals have branded the experiment as having negligible scientific or medical and have questioned Professor Canavero's ethics.

    Dr James Fildes, NHS principal research scientist at the University Hospital of South Manchester's Transplant Centre, said: 'Unless Canavero or Ren provide real evidence that they can perform a head, or more appropriately, a whole body transplant on a large animal that recovers sufficient function to improve quality of life, this entire project is morally wrong.



    URLwww.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5092769/World-s-human-head-transplant-carried-out.html
    PersonsJames Fildes
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