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One surgeon's obsession with head transplants

Max G. Levy · TED

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In 1970, neurosurgeon Robert White and his team carted two monkeys into an operating room to conduct an ambitious experiment. The objective was to connect the head of Monkey A to the body of Monkey B, in what he considered a whole-body transplant, with the ultimate goal of one day performing this surgery on humans. Is such a feat even medically possible? And is it ethical? Max G. Levy investigates. [Directed by Anton Bogaty, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Greg Chudzik, Cem Misirlioglu].

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Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Max G. Levy
Year
2024
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Medicine and health, History, Philosophy, Teaching and learning
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TED
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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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