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While he was trapped inside Gluttony, Edward performed human transmutation on
himself in order to access his Gate. This means that he had to deconstruct and
reconstruct himself, but I don't understand how he was able to re-create
himself when he doesn't even have basic medical knowledge.


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How can Edward perform human transmutation on himself?


Alchemy is not a walk-in-the-park task. The process of learning alchemy is
arduous. While some people are naturally talented and intellectual than
others, perfecting alchemy takes years of practice. From a young age, Edward
and Alphonse Elric were exposed to alchemy, especially as their father had
been a brilliant alchemist and left a gargantuan collection of books behind
for the kids to read. This, however, was in addition to their already curious
minds and their prodigal level of skill.

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> [...] he doesn't even have basic medical knowledge.

**Wrong**. Edward Elric was an alchemical prodigy and almost everyone
considered him to be a genius. [From
wiki:](https://fma.fandom.com/wiki/Edward_Elric)

> Edward Elric is an alchemical prodigy of genius level intellect. From early
> childhood, he displayed proficiency for alchemy, acquiring self-taught
> alchemy skills and comprehension from the advanced literature in his
> father's abandoned study at an age. Having incorporated alchemy into his
> life during his developmental stages, Edward sees the world alchemically and
> is, therefore, able to solve complicated codes, puzzles, and mysteries much
> more easily than normal. **He has also shown himself to be exceptionally
> adept at chemistry and reasonably competent with biology; indeed even his
> preparations for the failed attempt to resurrect his mother were indicative
> of these.** Edward's near-encyclopedic knowledge of alchemical theory is
> astounding and contributed to his incredible success with emergency Soul
> Binding experimentation. He shows an uncanny level of focus that allows him
> to effectively shut out everything from his surroundings and devote all of
> his considerable mental power to whatever problem demands his attention,
> especially in the case of books.

He did had a superior medical knowledge and hence attempted to resurrect his
mother with the help of the laws of alchemy but due to limited experience it
failed. But after years and years of study and practice and sheer
perseverance, he gained knowledge and perfected alchemy and successfully
performed human transmutation on himself.


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