Newswolf
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Not sure where this story fits but it's interesting.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/05/26/face.transplant/index.html
"Doctors in Kentucky have begun preparing a document to be submitted to an ethics panel at the University of Louisville School of Medicine seeking permission to perform a face transplant, the lead researcher in the endeavor told CNN.
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The radical procedure, intended for patients with severe disfigurement, has not been attempted before, though doctors in the past have successfully reattached faces to patients after accidents.
The operation could offer new hope for those who suffer severe burns, cancer or gunshot wounds"
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/05/26/face.transplant/index.html
"Doctors in Kentucky have begun preparing a document to be submitted to an ethics panel at the University of Louisville School of Medicine seeking permission to perform a face transplant, the lead researcher in the endeavor told CNN.
--
The radical procedure, intended for patients with severe disfigurement, has not been attempted before, though doctors in the past have successfully reattached faces to patients after accidents.
The operation could offer new hope for those who suffer severe burns, cancer or gunshot wounds"
