SEND THIS DOCTOR TO WASHINGTON
Doctor ‘does head transplant on a monkey’ – and plans to do a human next
(Thanks to funny man)
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January 22, 2016
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He'll be back to rotating tires in about a month.
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | January 22, 2016 at 07:22 AM
Clearly, this guy has never seen this or he wouldn't be doing this.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | January 22, 2016 at 08:13 AM
Dr. Sergio Canavero has previously admitted, “The final goal is immortality. You bet – there are a few funds working on prolonging life expectancy, and they are well-funded.’
.. and they have huge tracts of land.
Posted by: MOTW | January 22, 2016 at 08:25 AM
Here is one report on how Dr. Canavero will fund his work.
Posted by: Geez Louise | January 22, 2016 at 08:40 AM
'ultra-rich patients seeking to extend their lives by grafting ageing heads onto fresh, young bodies.'
hugh hefner's been grafting *something* for years
Posted by: ligirl | January 22, 2016 at 09:17 AM
Clearly, this guy is in way over someone's head.
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | January 22, 2016 at 09:21 AM
Oh come on, we've all done that, haven't we? Just me?
Posted by: Rob Ford | January 22, 2016 at 09:59 AM
I believe Bruce Dern played the good doctor in this version of his story.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | January 22, 2016 at 10:19 AM
But the monkey died. John Kevorkian for a new generation?
Posted by: funny man | January 22, 2016 at 10:52 AM
Keep this report away - very, very far away - from Mr. Manilow.
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | January 22, 2016 at 10:54 AM
Wouldn't anyone receiving a head transplant be considered as having a " split Personality?"
Posted by: Le Petomane | January 22, 2016 at 11:56 AM
" Ok. I goofed up. So you have to put your shirts on the wrong way and walk backwards. What's the big deal ? "
Posted by: Clankie | January 22, 2016 at 12:07 PM
First thing that comes to mind about this story is the 1984 movie with
Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin called All of Me.
"Extend their lives by grafting ageing heads onto fresh, young bodies" indeed.
Posted by: MOTW | January 22, 2016 at 12:12 PM
@MOTW - There is also Steve Martin's 1983 The Man with Two Brains.
Posted by: markhh | January 22, 2016 at 12:40 PM
Lewis Washkansky is my hero and this little dude is right up there. Meanwhile, cauliflower is back to a price I can live with, and while hubby's flight out of LHR is delayed we're rather he is down there wishing he was up there than ...
Posted by: Jan in Grimsby | January 22, 2016 at 03:16 PM
Now there's more than one way to get a head...
Posted by: funny man | January 22, 2016 at 04:22 PM
Don't forget this classic.
Posted by: Ralph | January 22, 2016 at 04:55 PM
Are the major party frontrunners on the list for this service?
Posted by: Will Dooley | January 22, 2016 at 07:24 PM
On the list? Will, I think they have already had heads switched! And the monkeys want theirs back....
Posted by: Libertarian Librarian | January 23, 2016 at 10:08 AM
Well, that explains a "certain" candidate's hair.
Posted by: hotdog12 | January 23, 2016 at 01:01 PM
Obligatory: "Abby something".
Posted by: Loudmouth | January 23, 2016 at 01:10 PM