Reply to: Brain transplant

[aardvark]

OK, maybe that one is a tad tricky - problems reconnecting nerves and all that stuff.

But what about the alimentary canal? They already remove bits and reconnect the soggy ends when people have bowel nasties.

Why not stomach and any other bits that are affected? Sounds simple enough to replace and reconnect the whole caboodle (or as much as needed) between oesophegus and rectum. Sort of scoop out the innards and replace with nice new healthy ones. No mess, no waste (and no peritonitis). Liver, kidneys, heart and lungs are already commonplace.

Aussie surgeons hope to perform first stomach transplant - Yahoo!7


Disclaimer: IANASurgeon. (and I am slightly drunk.)

[Dactylion]

I Will Fear No Evil - Robert Heinlein

Covers it pretty well. From somewhen in the late 60's early 70's

I used to like Robert Heinlein.

Mmmmm must dig it out for a re-read. "Number of the Beast" as well.
I'll give "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers" a miss though.

[DirtyDog]

Why haven't they developed brain transplant technology yet?

It's been done - you just unscrew the top of the head and pop a new one in.

[EternalOptimist]

They're trying to reintroduce them into the wild, but I doubt if a Sasguru-transplant otter would have the intelligence to survive in the wild as fishing and even swimming would be beyond it.

you could make otter-burgers with mushy peas


sounds quite nice actually

[suityou01]

They're trying to reintroduce them into the wild, but I doubt if a Sasguru-transplant otter would have the intelligence to survive in the wild as fishing and even swimming would be beyond it.

CUK's retarded squirrel seems to do ok.

[OwlHoot]

Who would have any use for a retarded otter though?

They're trying to reintroduce them into the wild, but I doubt if a Sasguru-transplant otter would have the intelligence to survive in the wild as fishing and even swimming would be beyond it.

[shaunbhoy]

ITaking Sasgurus brain out of that environment would never work, unless it was transplanted into something much smaller, like an otter for example. or a vole

Who would have any use for a retarded otter though?

[Mich the Tester]

Long queue here.

[VectraMan]

Feasible according to one quack.

'First human head transplant now possible', neurosurgeon claims - Telegraph

I'm not sure the picture lends the idea any credibility though.

I understand the biggest obstacle is finding enough lightning to complete the transfer.

[DaveB]

It's been done. Johnny Vegas had his head grafted onto a clone of my body.

ftfy.

[doodab]

It's been done. I had my head grafted onto a clone of Johhny Vegas.

I can't believe they put it on the wrong end

[aardvark]

I think the hard bit, technologically speaking, is gettin a good fit.

take someone with a pea brain for example. It wobbles around on the end of the spinal column and is a grave danger as it thrashes around unless it is constrained by a thick layer of crap. Taking Sasgurus brain out of that environment would never work, unless it was transplanted into something much smaller, like an otter for example. or a vole

Cross species transplants? Woof.

[EternalOptimist]

Why haven't they developed brain transplant technology yet? Take some young person with a good brain whose body is knackered, and drop their noggin into the head of someone who's brain dead (not necessarily from this forum). Might be a bit weird for a bit looking like someone else, but that's a minor inconvenience, and could even be a plus if you get the Brad Pitt lookylike.

I think the hard bit, technologically speaking, is gettin a good fit.

take someone with a pea brain for example. It wobbles around on the end of the spinal column and is a grave danger as it thrashes around unless it is constrained by a thick layer of crap. Taking Sasgurus brain out of that environment would never work, unless it was transplanted into something much smaller, like an otter for example. or a vole

[aardvark]

Feasible according to one quack.

'First human head transplant now possible', neurosurgeon claims - Telegraph

I'm not sure the picture lends the idea any credibility though.

[suityou01]

Why haven't they developed brain transplant technology yet? Take some young person with a good brain whose body is knackered, and drop their noggin into the head of someone who's brain dead (not necessarily from this forum). Might be a bit weird for a bit looking like someone else, but that's a minor inconvenience, and could even be a plus if you get the Brad Pitt lookylike.

It's been done. I had my head grafted onto a clone of Johhny Vegas.