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The businessinsider.com article seems to best line out the many clues and linkings that this may be the case, not the least of which seems to be that the image of Dr. Canavero is used as the neurosurgeon in the game. Also possibly telling, the article states:
Hideo Kojima, who heads up the “Metal Gear Solid” franchise, tweeted about his next project in 2010: “The next project will challenge a certain type of taboo. If I mess up, I’ll probably have to leave the industry. However, I don’t want to pass by avoiding that. I turn 47 this year. It’s been 24 years since I started making games. Today, I got an ally who would happily support me in that risk. Although it’s just one person. For a start, it’s good.” This makes it sound like Kojima was able to persuade Dr. Canavero to join his venture — to help leverage his authority as a famous doctor and neurosurgeon to promote "Metal Gear Solid 5" with a viral marketing stunt.
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However, things aren't completely cut and dried. Independent.co.uk states that "It’s unlikely that Canavero’s story is fake — he has published over 100 papers and carried out genuine medical procedures, as blog Kotaku noted in a post detailing the claims — but has brought extra attention to Canavero’s claims."More info on the possible procedure from the iflscience.com article :
It started in 2013, when Sergio Canavero of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group proposed the idea of using surgery to extend the lives of people with degenerated muscles and nerves or cancer-permeated organs, New Scientist reports. Canavero summarized the 36-hour procedure he plans to follow in Surgical Neurology International in February of this year. He also plans to launch the project at the annual American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting in Maryland this June. He’ll need a staff of 150 doctors and nurses.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by wisnoskij on Friday April 24 2015, @01:11AM
Notice the use of single digits, they have to be thousands of people with the finances or insurance to cover any medical expenses but who are arm-less, finger-less, or leg-less. Are they limbless for philosophical or religious reasons?
(Score: 2, Touché) by Gravis on Friday April 24 2015, @01:26AM
Notice the use of single digits, they have to be thousands of people with the finances or insurance to cover any medical expenses but who are arm-less, finger-less, or leg-less. Are they limbless for philosophical or religious reasons?
so because appendage transplants haven't been streamlined it's not possible to do a head transplant? you are trollin!
(Score: 1) by aXis on Friday April 24 2015, @07:54AM
In some ways it makes sense.
Many amputees can achieve decent quality of life with regular prosthetics. Transplants are riskier, have issues with taking imunosupressants, and have psycological complications. A lot of amputees would be put off by those risks and stick with the prosthetics.
There's no such thing as a whole body prosthetic (including organs) yet, so if you have a condition where your body is failing you then a head transplant might be a reasonable last ditch option.