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Scientists Transplanted A Rat's Head Onto Another Rat. Are Humans Next?

Scientists successfully transplant a rat head onto another rat.

Scientists Transplanted A Rat's Head Onto Another Rat. Are Humans Next?

[DIGEST: Futurism,Newsweek]

Rumors about head transplants have run rampant for years. While this may seem like the stuff of nightmares, scientists have been working toward a future where an ill or dying person could get a second chance at life—with a new body. In fact, an international research duo from Italy and China claim to have done just that. They successfully transplanted the head—and brain—of a smaller rat onto the body of another live rat.

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