it makes me wonder what happens to dna in this case…
so, basically he has the dna of 2 people?

As with any organ transplant, the new tissue has the DNA of the original owner. That’s why transplant recipients have to take drugs to suppress their immune system to keep the body from rejecting the new organ. There are nasty side effects, but it probably beats missing a limb.

I wonder what percent of amputees ten years from now will opt for this surgery instead of a prosthetic device.

I wonder if this guy was originally right-handed, lost his right hand and had to learn to write left-handed, and now can try to write right-handed again.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EvilHand

Also,

Science. It works, bitches!

There are genuine wood veneers available, and they can be stained however you like and made to stick basically forever. Plus it’d be so much easier (and cheaper) than having an actual, solid wood shell built from scratch.

Back on topic:
It is very interesting, but it seems logical that a serious limitation like this, once corrected, can be re-learned relatively quickly. We are hard-wired to function with four limbs, so it shouldn’t take long for the brain to remember how to do it once the limb is restored. Further research and understanding will be interesting.

Why is that any more amazing than “the associated brain regions quickly picking up other duties”? It’s just a corollary to the other extreme that has been documented and accepted.

I smell a new CSI episode in the works.

Show a little appreciation and awe, all you with the un-poxed skin, whole bodies and many teeth.

Not good enough! We demand bigger tits, stronger muscles, and never to need sleep again. …and a brainjack.

He had a new hand “installed”? Is this man an automaton?

We can rebuild him. We have the technology.

I love it.

Hands are very characteristic of the person they belong to, usually. You’ve heard of pianist hands, delicate hands, rough hands…and the fingerprints…it’s too personal, and the lifeline and heart line, head line, of each hand which shows each hand is unique..it’s creepy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfVkGzQh1Cs

@ #23, Consider it this way, prosthetics have come a long way; however, science is far from creating a limb that is anywhere near the folloing:
1) Controlled by THOUGHT
2) Powered by FOOD
3) Healed/Repaired by SLEEP and TIME
4) Instantly adjusts pinch pressure
5) Independently controlls each finger
6) Can be programmed for precise handwriting
7) Can consistently send sensory messages to the brain of heat, pain, cold, wet, smooth, rough, sharp and react appropriately
8) No training required to utilize these features
9) FREE. OF. COST.

Your hand is a wonderful thing! When it comes to quality of life, a transplanted organic hand has a lot to offer and I’m excited to see where the technology goes from here.

:thumbs up: :)

In the case of a man that had a double arm transplant, it was reported that it could take up to two years for the brain to be able to initiate finger movement.

http://medtechfuture.com/2008/10/13/man-receives-first-double-arm-transplant/

Still, it seems like implant science is advancing: now there’s face transplants, arm, and hand transplants, etc. All of this was impossible not long ago.