Surgical pioneer set for the first human head transplant

Nessa Fitzgerald gives an update on the plans to perform the very controversial human head transplant: the surgeon who proposed it and the head donor who is willing to take the risk for a chance of a better life and the advancement of medical science

Three years ago, Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero announced that he could perform a human head transplant in a two-part procedure called HEAVEN (head anastomosis venture) and Gemini (the fusion of the spinal cord). Many have dismissed Canavero’s plans, with one