article_snippet.sent: As crazy as this sounds, to put an entire head on a new body, a human body, Italian physician Dr. Sergio Canavero says we are approaching  HEAVEN (an acronym for head anastomosis venture; anastomosis is surgically connecting two parts).
article_snippet.sent: Canavero's counting on getting the green light Canavero needs for the first human whole head transplant to take place in 2017.
article_snippet.sent: I say two years is the time needed for this team to reach perfect synchronization," Canavero speculates.
article_snippet.sent: The nerves, having been color-coded when separated, will be carefully aligned and this will all be done very quickly because time is key.
highlights_snippet.sent: Dr. Sergio Canavero says Dr. Sergio Canavero is two years away from performing the first total human head transplant .
  