Head transplant doctor claims spinal cord breakthrough

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The surgeon who claims he will perform the world’s first head transplant next year has released a series of videos showing paralysed animals that have been ‘healed’ by his groundbreaking technique.

The videos show a mouse, rat and a dog that are able to walk.

Weeks earlier they had had their spinal cords severed and the ends treated with a chemical that may help them fuse together again.

The work was carried out by researchers in South Korea, who have been collaborating with Italian neurosurgeon Dr Sergio Canavero… see more

source: skynews

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