Russian may undergo head transplant

London:





In February , Italian surgeon Dr Sergio Canavero announced that he had developed a technique to carry out the world's first human head transplant within two years.Now, a 30-year-old Russian computer scientist with a genetic muscle-wasting disease has volunteered for the radical procedure which would see his head re-attached to the healthy body of a brain-dead donor, reports PTI.“My decision is final and I do not plan to change my mind,“ said Valery Spiridonov, who has spoken to Canavero. The surgeon says he will need a staff of 150 for the 36-hour operation.