In december of this year we will be able to see the first human head transplant. The volunteer to undergo this complicated operation that would be extended for 36 hours is Valery Spiridonov, a 30-year-old Russian programmer who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, a serious genetic disease that affects mobility.
The operation will be led by the Italian neuroscientist Sergio Canavero, who has established in two years the time necessary to verify the effectiveness of this technique to 99%. Valery Spiridonov told Fox News: "There is no hurry, no doubt the operation will take place when the doctor and the experts are 99% sure of their success.I have to do it because I do not have many options.My decision is final, And I will not change it " (a brave person).
In addition to the moral debate surrounding this operation, many scientists have also shown their skepticism about its feasibility. The most critical part of this process arises when it is time to reconnect the spine and the rest of the nerve connections, something that many other scientists have tried to do without success in animal experiments. For example, Robert White implanted the head of a monkey in the body of another in 1970, although this one only survived one week since its body rejected the new head.
This is gonna be a BIG step for the medicine, being able to do such an amazing operation, if it goes well, it will open doors to a longer lifetime and hope for those with terrible uncurable and destructive diseases.
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