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trumad

(41,692 posts) Wed Feb 25, 2015, 04:58 PM Feb 2015

First human body transplant could happen in two years.

I want this one...

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First human body transplant could happen in two years. (Original Post) trumad Feb 2015 OP

Link? Or, wishful thinking? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #1

I prefer a body that's a bit more feminine. In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #2

There was a Larry Niven story about this - el_bryanto Feb 2015 #3

hmm a 90 yr old head on an 18 year old studly body. that would like...peculiar lol nt msongs Feb 2015 #4

I got mine last week. It's really hoopy. longship Feb 2015 #5

OMG trumad Feb 2015 #6

I don't want a new body, please just trim my telomeres HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #7

Wouldn't it be more like a head transplant? Blue Owl Feb 2015 #8

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

1. Link? Or, wishful thinking? n/t

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Wed Feb 25, 2015, 05:02 PM

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In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

2. I prefer a body that's a bit more feminine.

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Wed Feb 25, 2015, 05:04 PM

Feb 2015

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)

3. There was a Larry Niven story about this -

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Wed Feb 25, 2015, 05:08 PM

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The response was to make almost every crime a capital offense so that the wealthy and elderly had a supply of bodies. Pretty grim.

Bryant

msongs

(67,438 posts)

4. hmm a 90 yr old head on an 18 year old studly body. that would like...peculiar lol nt

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Wed Feb 25, 2015, 05:09 PM

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longship

(40,416 posts)

5. I got mine last week. It's really hoopy.

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Wed Feb 25, 2015, 05:16 PM

Feb 2015

Look:

I got a super deal on the extra arm a couple of years ago.

I am thinking of running for President of the Galaxy.

Meet me at Milliways this evening.
I am buying the drinks.

trumad

(41,692 posts)

6. OMG

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Wed Feb 25, 2015, 05:19 PM

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HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

7. I don't want a new body, please just trim my telomeres

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Wed Feb 25, 2015, 06:05 PM

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I was years working on trying to get my brain to talk with this body. I really don't want to learn 1500 twitter acronyms to make a younger body work.

Blue Owl

(50,490 posts)

8. Wouldn't it be more like a head transplant?

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Wed Feb 25, 2015, 06:33 PM

Feb 2015

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