How Do You Transplant A Human Head? | Earth Lab

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References:
[i] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC116749/
[ii]https://archive.org/details/0226_Experiments_in_the_Revival_of_Organisms_20_36_46_00
[iii] https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/the-frankenstein-factor/Content?oid=1473264 AND https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3135-infant-rat-heads-grafted-onto-adults-thighs/
[iv] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmGm_VVklvo
[v] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3821155/
[vi] http://www.popsci.com/no-human-head-transplants-will-not-be-possible-2017

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