Ann Young wrote in a message to All:
AY> Did anyone watch the new's about tis scientist who's cloning
AY> tadpole's headless one's at that so in the future to clone headless
AY> people to that people that need transplant's the body wont reject it
AY> as it's got their D.N.A & all that other stuff as there's not enough
AY> donors out there? what ya think about that? 
     I think the concept, while good for science fiction, has no basis in 
reality.  A body needs at least a minimal brain (and therefore a minimal 
head) to survive...there are too many things that need to be constantly 
regulated and told to work.
     A good (?) example of this is anencephalitic babies.  They are born with 
only very minimal amounts of brain tissue, and no cerebral cortex or the 
like.  These children rarely live very long even with respirators, 
etc...their bodies just give up and the heart stops.
     Sue
... Can I borrow some Duck tape?  My duck is quacked.
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