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Neurosurgery Advances and Ethical Concerns
A new neurosurgical technique has enabled paralysed pigs to walk again, raising hopes for potential human trials. However, the procedure's success in humans remains uncertain, and ethical concerns about its application are being raised.
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New Scientist
Researchers say a surgery that let pigs with completely severed spinal cords walk again may lead to human trials, and then perhaps even full head or brain transplants. Columnist Helen Thomson is intrigued but sceptical of whether the technique can be successful in humans
2026-06-22 15:40 UTC