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Re:Project outline for the first human head transplantation ... by cristianpascu on Tuesday May 27, 2014 @01:48AM (#7803100)
The brain gets old too, you know. :)
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Re:Project outline for the first human head transplantation ... by atmosx on Tuesday May 27, 2014 @02:50AM (#7803232)
Yes, there are many problems at cellular level, e.g. telomerases[1]. I wonder how it would work out if you get an old man's head in a young man's body. I don't think it's going to work. On the other hand, you never know...

[1] http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/00222836929...

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