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X-ray of a broken neck

Health

Head transplant team's new animal tests fail to convince critics

Exclusive video shows a dog reportedly recovering the ability to walk after an injection into its damaged spinal cord, but the study has been criticised

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Chris King after his double hand transplant

Health

Double hand transplant carried out in the UK for first time

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Technology

Ark of the immortals: The future-proof plan to freeze out death

Features

Head transplant carried out on monkey, claims maverick surgeon

Health

Head transplant carried out on monkey, claims maverick surgeon

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Diabetic pancreas cells made to produce insulin by bone protein

Health

Diabetic pancreas cells made to produce insulin by bone protein

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Health

Rebooted pancreas cells could ease type 1 diabetes

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Womb transplants get go-ahead in the UK: What you need to know

Health

Womb transplants get go-ahead in the UK: What you need to know

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Gel scaffold paves way for 3D printing of biological organs

Technology

Gel scaffold paves way for 3D printing of biological organs

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Surgeon proposes human head transplant operation as soon as 2017

Health

Surgeon proposes human head transplant operation as soon as 2017

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All you need to know about conceiving babies from thawed ovaries

Life

All you need to know about conceiving babies from thawed ovaries

A woman has given birth thanks to the re-implantation of ovarian tissue she had removed as a child and frozen. Many others could follow – but what are the risks?

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Health

Fetal cells injected into a man's brain to cure his Parkinson's

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Health

Face transplant fixes dangerous knot of blood vessels

Regulars

First successful penis transplant

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Health

Treating inherited disease could start in the womb

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