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Baboon Hearts, Head Transplants and Medical Science with Gary Petersen!

Stand-up Gary Petersen (@comedygaryp) joins host @daveciaccio to talk about pig hearts in baboons, lab-grown lungs in pigs, a frog that can regrow limbs and the Italian scientist who is planning to do a head (ok, body) transplant in China.

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Two surgeons in China developing a method to transplant a human head

Italian scientist Sergio Canavero and Chinese surgeon Xiaoping Ren are developing a plan to transplant a human head — right down to neck bolts and electricity.

Scientists Just Transplanted Lab-Grown Lungs into Pigs

Eventually, could all human organ transplants be lab-grown too?

Scientists Got Adult Frogs to Regrow Limbs. It's a Step Toward Human 'Regeneration'

Scientists got African clawed frogs, similar to this one, to regrow limbs in the lab.

Baboons Survive for Half a Year after Heart Transplants from Pigs

The cross-species heart procedure brings human trials into view

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