If We Can Keep a Severed Heal Alive...Discorporation and U.S. Patent 4,666,425

Think it won't happen? It already has. In the early 70's, transplanted dog heads lived for days & slept independently of the host, By 1985, isolated brains could be kept alive "indefinitely." These were reported in scientific journals, not tabloids. This is a serious book by a patent attorney (Harvard Law School) who works with biochemistry & medicine. He analyzes the published reports, describes what can be done with modern technology, & explains why it will be done, on lab animals first &, eventually, humans. He also proposes controls using review panels that must approve certain types of research at medical schools, but which can be circumvented by private companies. "Exceptionally interesting, massively researched, carefully articulated."--(RISK). "Definitive, scholarly, brilliant."--(Prof. M. Schon). "Fleming is correct."--(CHICAGO SUN TIMES). "Good ideas here."--(BRITISH MED. JOURNAL). 6x9 hardcover, acid-free paper. 35% discount if ordered direct; 40% with advance payment ($11.00 incl. p/h). Polinym Press, 10028 Manchester, Suite 202, St. Louis, MO 63122-1827. 314-968-3211.Fleming, Chet is the author of 'If We Can Keep a Severed Heal Alive...Discorporation and U.S. Patent 4,666,425' with ISBN 9780942287035 and ISBN 0942287037.