- Dr Xiaoping Ren (R) and one of his team conduct a monkey anatomy examination at his laboratory
Chinese surgeon Dr Xiaoping Ren is preparing to transplant a human head after experimenting on rats, mice, pigs, monkeys and human corpses
He recently made global headlines by conducting a successful head transplant on a monkey and is now preparing to do the same operation on a human, possibly next year.
The surgeon, educated in the United States, returned to China in 2012 to prepare for his ground-breaking experiment.
He tells the Mirror, UK: “A human head transplant will be a new frontier in science. Some people say it is the last frontier in medicine. It is a very sensitive and very controversial subject – but if we can translate it to clinical practice, we can save a lot of lives.”
Dr Ren, 55, has built a team of young doctors preparing for his pioneering transplant by experimenting on rats, mice, pigs, monkeys and human corpses.
His project is handsomely resourced, reflecting the country’s determination to become world leaders in science and technology . President Xi Jinping, shortly after taking office in 2013, implored scientists to strive for “innovation, innovation, innovation” to help fulfil what he calls the Chinese Dream.
Last summer, Dr Ren carried out a head transplant on a monkey – albeit without any attempt to reconnect its spinal cord. The animal lived for 20 hours.
He says: “I am just doing my work as scientist. People can say, ‘You are Frankenstein’. I don’t care. I care about my job. I care about my science. We are getting closer to our goal of a human head transplant. I don’t have a timetable, but I’m not ruling out next year.”
Dr. David Stevens, CEO of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations this week released a statement saying, “A surgical team’s plan to perform the first-ever human head transplant is unethical,”
I was taking Some in the treatment of arthrosis of the joint. I was prescribed it by an orthopedic surgeon. He said that it should be taken together with Omeprazole and similar drugs, so as not to harm the stomach. Soma helped: the pain has passed, there are no longer worries. I took it in the form of pills. I also did magnetotherapy. There is more information on the website http://www.ph-pdi.com/order-soma-generic/.
“Believing in the sanctity of life from a biblical point of view, how do you ethically do this?” Stevens asked in an interview with The Christian Post on Monday, noting the procedure’s “risk to the patient is just enormous.”
