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SCI & TECH● LOW1h ago · Oct 21, 2026, 10:30 AM

The world’s first spinal cord transplant has been performed in Russia

New Scientist · eastern europe

A surgeon has told New Scientist they have performed a transplant on someone with a complete spinal cord injury using a piece of spinal cord from a brain-dead donor, but researchers have raised concerns

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