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io9We’ve got hand transplants and face transplants… could brain transplants be next?
Science fiction is becoming reality faster than anybody realized — we not only can transplant an entire arm now, but we’ve succeeded in creating face transplants that restore mouth and tongue function to patients. How long will it be before we can transplant an entire brain? Peggy Kolm from Biology in Science Fiction looks at … Continued
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Tech NewsRussian Mogul Plans to Plant Our Brains in Robots and Keep Them Alive Forever
The Pentagon’s new Avatar project, unveiled by Danger Room a few weeks back, sounds freaky enough: Soldiers practically inhabiting the bodies of robots, who’d act as “surrogates” for their human overlords in battle. But according to Dmitry Itskov, a 31-year-old Russian media mogul, the U.S. military’s Avatar initiative doesn’t go nearly far enough. He’s got … Continued
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This Nine-Year-Old Girl Just Had Six of Her Organs Replaced—That’s a Record
When she was five, Alannah Shevenell’s doctors discovered the cause of her fever, weight loss, and distended belly—a sizable tumor spreading throughout her body. After two failed surgeries and rounds of chemo, her doctors had just one option left; a risky surgery to replace six of her cancerous organs. Shevenell’s surgery, which replaced her stomach, … Continued
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Tech NewsA Beating Heart in a Box Looks Terrifying
If I ever needed a heart transplant, seeing a living, tell-tale heart before before my eyes would probably scare me to death. But TransMedic’s unique organ care system could prove to keep that heart fresher for longer until you need it. Presently, you can only keep your heart or stolen kidneys on ice for up … Continued
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ScienceHealthWoman Speaks First Words in 10 Years After Voice-Box Transplant
Brenda Jensen is speaking again, after ten years using an electronic voicebox, thanks to an ambitious larynx transplant. And before you ask—it’s her own voice, and not that of the larynx donor, even though that would be cool.
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Woman Gives Birth A Second Time After Ovary Transplant
A Danish woman became the first woman on Earth to give birth to a second child after an ovary transplant — and the second child happened naturally, without any fertility treatments at all. According to a new article in the journal Human Reproduction, Stinne Holm Bergholdt had suffered from Ewing’s sarcoma, a kind of bone … Continued
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io9Eight Real-Life Doctor Frankensteins Who Pushed the Boundaries of Life and Death
Click to viewMary Shelley helped advance the science fiction genre with her tale of a scientist who brings a man built of corpses to life. But in real life, plenty of mad and not-so-mad scientists have played with human and animal bodies (and body parts) to gain a greater understanding of the limits on life. … Continued
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First Double-Arm Transplant Is a Success
A 54-year-old German farmer who lost his arms in an accident six years ago has just received two new arms in the first double-arm transplant operation ever performed (pictured is one of his new arms). A team of German doctors spent 15 hours grafting two arms from a recently-deceased teen donor onto the man’s shoulders. … Continued
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Sam Raimi Gets Transplanted To Disney World
Did Spider-Man 3’s musical interludes and painful comedy make you wish that director Sam Raimi could go and make a family-friendly superhero movie for Disney? If so, then (a) you’re in luck, and (b) you should probably consider a career in long-term forecasting of some kind or another. Find out about Raimi’s latest superpowered project … Continued
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Heart-Shaped Box
No time for a sit-down lunch? The Organ Care System let’s you take your viable human hearts, kidneys, or livers anywhere, allowing you to enjoy the taste of fresh meat anywhere—in the park, after your workout, or in Deepwater Cave down by the old sawmill on the edge of town. The Organ Care System keeps … Continued
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