Dr. Joe Rosen at the Dartmouth Medical Centre believes that within five years he’ll be able to graft extra limbs such as wings and tails to humans. According to a Guardian Unlimited article “When we have a limb amputated, our neural map of that limb gradually fades away; and if we gain a body part, our neural map expands accordingly.” Rosen says “If I were to give you wings, you would develop, literally, a winged brain. Our bodies change our brains, and our brains are infinitely mouldable.”
Link (via Thumbmonkey).
Extreme bio-hacking: humans to have wings and tails in five years
March 21st, 2002 by Klintron
Tags: Biopunk
43 responses so far ↓
1 Cedrick // Mar 20, 2004 at 9:39 pm
Really?
Where do I sign up for a tail?!
I always wanted one, even missed one…
How much and when can I be operated ;) and after I had mine and it is exactly how I want it, I know 5 other people who’ll stand in line!
Greetz
Cedrick the tail-less
2 Brenden Simpson // Mar 28, 2004 at 1:57 am
Three years left in the count down. Bring on the gargoyles!
3 exploit mime // Jul 4, 2004 at 7:08 am
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4 Anonymous // Mar 24, 2005 at 2:01 pm
OMG! Where can I sign up! I’ve always wanted a silver or black fox tail. And black wings would be really cool!
5 Vash // Aug 23, 2005 at 3:52 am
I’m waiting as well. I’m wondering if you can have the wings to your specifications. Also, can you move your wings at all with possibly borrowing muscles from other areas in your body? Thanks.
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7 nanu // Dec 29, 2005 at 11:10 pm
you are all idiots
8 Moni // Jan 7, 2006 at 1:54 am
I’D LOVE A CAT TAIL. I always dreamed of having one… *sigh* If this really does happen, I MUST KNOW. :D
I was also wondering - the wings wouldn’t be powerful enough to let you fly even the slightest above the ground, would they? Just there like a penguin (only on the back and bird-like)???
Would these be mechanical? It’d most likely have to be mechanical… Unless you found some miraculous way on how to bond animal and human tissue together so it’d actually work and not die off…
9 Axion // Jan 8, 2006 at 4:04 pm
WOW! O.o! Please let this happen! All my life I’ve wanted wings! Pleaseeeeee, I beg this guy to make it work!
10 BlackWiccan // Mar 31, 2006 at 5:46 pm
the wing technology will only give people wings similar to bat’s wings, flesh. And no one will be able to fly with them, they would just be for show.
As for the tail, Again fleshy, But I think they are working on something to make them prehensile which would be useful, but not likely in our lifetime.
11 Kyo // Jul 3, 2006 at 6:14 pm
I would give my life to have certain animale limbs o.o
1; Great hearing, so I’ll barley get deaf when I get old.
2. A tail, since some days I can have pretty bad balence! XD;
3. I could careless about modifying my normal body parts, I could really careless about ‘rinkles’ under the eyes or any of that natraul junk.
Advancing humans to have extra limbs to help with ordinary lifes and spice things up is a great idea!
And here I thought that when i was older id have to do all the work.
There should be more Doctors around like him!
12 Loki // Aug 2, 2006 at 2:08 am
That would be the COOOLEST thing ever i mean seriously think of one downside to a tail. You Cant because there isnt lol. I personaly would like an opisible tail so that i may not only hang as well as get extreme balance . The one problem i could find with the whole wing idea is that humans dont have the blood supply / heart muscle/ and lung power to really sustain flight or even to move then not even touching the idea of getting them linked to the brain so u could use it. If this guy can do it though that would be awsome i would GIVE ALL THE MONEY I HAVE
13 Vanish // Mar 8, 2007 at 1:31 am
It would be really nice to have wings. It would be very divine and I would like that.
I hope this is true and hope I can sign up for some ~~WINGS~~!
14 Morgan // Apr 3, 2007 at 10:14 pm
people who want wings dont have disorders. They have a dream to have wings or to be able to fly and if having wings is a close as we can get were going to do it. This is nothing like plastic surgery either. We are not improving ourself or trying to get attention we want them because well… they are cool and beutiful and can be made unique. I say sign me up for the wings and i know many more behind me. Just make sure its safe first.
15 Paul from Denmark // May 14, 2007 at 4:19 am
hmm?.. i want wings but its quiet impossible because you need to change your chest size to 3 as big i mean like a pyramid (almost) like this
your body:
o = the head
|> = the breast 3x
A = the feet
and then you need a wing tale in your butt so you can control when you are flying and if you want a wing its must be like 7 meters (3,5 meters each wings) .. but i really want some wings its soo cool.. be free.. and i live far away from my school.. and if miss the bus.. then i can take my wings instead.. and it dont contaminate the atmosphere
(please write back Paul age 15)
16 Brandyn // May 30, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Man id give anything for a redish fox tail so were can I reach him
17 Thomas // Jun 12, 2007 at 12:13 am
im definatley signing up for a pair of wings this is crazy but it would be better in a way to help lead up what people would look like in a odd new world
18 John Gates AKA. Zylo Wolf // Aug 15, 2007 at 2:32 am
The day this breaks on the news would be my happiest day. I’m glad there are some people in the world doing some kind of scientific research on this. I know allot of people that would be very interested in this. I can see a huge empire build just for the purpose of this. I wait for the day I could have a tail… or other Animalistic body parts ie. Ears, Muzzle, Fur, Paws. its like you look animalistic but you still function very much like a human. Even if the technology becomes available though, there will be some people who will disaprove of it. it truely would be a facinating thing to bring into todays ever so advancing would.
PS. Put me on the list. if it aint you guys looking for people to test on. find them and tell them to put me on the list.
Thank You
~Zylo Wolfen Lord~
19 Paul from denmark // Sep 1, 2007 at 5:32 pm
yeah sign me in 2…. 3 years to go! wohoo!
(paul age 16)
20 Emily // Oct 15, 2007 at 8:19 pm
I wish I could have a mermaid tail with pure white bird wings.
21 Morgan // Oct 25, 2007 at 5:20 pm
my one true dream in this world is to have wings. if i could get eagles wings or hawks wings that would absolutely make my dream come true. just to be able to fly… its my dream.
22 Andy // Nov 20, 2007 at 4:03 pm
wow how cool i have all ways wanted wing i wounder how much it would cost and could u agtualy fly………………..
i want some sing me up i would ever be willing to be tested on i dont care i want some!!!!!!!!!!!
23 ffffffff // Dec 17, 2007 at 6:38 am
god this websites a load of shit
24 ffffffff // Dec 17, 2007 at 6:39 am
ur all a load of science fuckers i mean come on
25 Em // Dec 25, 2007 at 10:48 pm
Sign me up for a pair of wings. lol. would they cost a lot? and when u say giving wings, do u mean stretching skin and bones to make wings or actually planting wings on? would we be able to fly with them???
26 bluexxxfrosting // Jan 16, 2008 at 1:53 am
OMG!!!!!!!!! ive always wanted a long black tail!!!!!!! it would be the best ever!!!! i can already think of what i’d do with it!!!!!!
27 Jessica // Feb 20, 2008 at 10:29 pm
I’ve always wanted wings. More then anything in the world. To be honest, I just thought it was some fantasy that I would never get to live. The thought that I could actually have WINGS is kinda mind blowing. I’d go through any amount of pain to have a pair of them.
28 shawn // Mar 5, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Were can i sighn up for wings?
I want wings so bad.
29 sophia // Mar 16, 2008 at 8:06 pm
I NEED WINGS JUST LIKE THE BOOK, MAXIMUM RIDE. I WANA BE LIKE MAX (my sis wants wings 2) I NEED WINGS SO BAD IT WOULD MAKE MY LIFE NOT SUCH A TOTAL WREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
30 sophia // Mar 16, 2008 at 8:10 pm
wings r my life just like jessica! (but i want them WAY more than her lol) where do i sign up? HELL CARES ABOUT THE PAIN!!!!!! I WANT WINGS!!!!!!!
31 Roo // Mar 16, 2008 at 9:08 pm
=] I want kitty cat ears and a tail! That would be awsome! No whiskers for me though. Meow!
32 Jonathan // Apr 10, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Hey, I would like just a pair of wings. That would be AWSOME! I could like, fly! would it be possible to fly with the wings with the body wieght? I’d like some.
33 Air // May 26, 2008 at 11:02 pm
the past 2 1/2 weeks of my life i felt crazy but also came to this conclusion of wings today.
then my boyfriend said it was mean to take others wings so i thought maybe an animal that doesnt use there wings such as penguins…but then i was thinking maybe i could just EVOLVE instead of take.human minds are so big why not LEARN to grow wings.
34 Judia // Jun 15, 2008 at 2:10 am
I TOTTALLY want a tail!!!!! Here’s where I found the guy’s name and stuff: http://www.dhmc.org/webpage.cfm?site_id=2&org_id=80&morg_id=0&sec_id=0&gsec_id=2830&item_id=783
I emailed them and I’m waiting for a reply! I’d MARRY him if he could give me a tail. I jsut want one. I’ve ALWAYS wanted a tail. It’s not about getting attention or anything. I jsut want one because I’ve always felt like it was missing.
35 zach // Jun 16, 2008 at 8:56 pm
please!!! does anyone have any NEW info on this. all the articles i fount are all really the same one. in 2002 he says “in 5 years…” its been 6!!!!!!!!!!! Did this guy die or something????
36 Allie // Aug 27, 2008 at 8:03 pm
OMG!!!!!!!! i desperately want wings!!!!!!! i’ve wanted them sense i was 5 years old!!!!!!!!!!!! i would defiantly go throu that 2 get them!!!!!!!
37 V I Serenade // Sep 8, 2008 at 6:22 am
Yeh, 2002 was a long time ago… ;/
Well whatever, sign me up. I want a black tipped arctic fox tail.
I’m in the USMC so I’d need it done before it became big enough for the Corps to notice.
Just like sleeve tattoos… If you had one before it became “against the rules” you could keep it.
38 Dark // Sep 14, 2008 at 12:23 am
Well, it’s been way over five years now and still nothing that I’ve seen but that doesn’t mean I won’t stop dreaming about it. I’ve wanted a tail ever since I was three, no kidding, and I would literally do anything to get one, I always knew it was supposed to be there and just wasn’t for some reason. I just really hope this works out for all of us. Guinea Pig reporting for duty.
39 Dark // Sep 14, 2008 at 12:34 am
Here’s some slightly newer stuff I found but not up to date.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~lhc/events/2003/rosen.html
40 Flying For Freedom // Sep 20, 2008 at 4:27 pm
It would be sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
awesome if I could have wings( *sigh*), I could be just like the characters in the maximum ride books!!! That would be pure awesomeness.
Fly High,
!!ME!!
41 Lasine Ashtear // Sep 21, 2008 at 2:09 am
A-……….A-…………A-Are, you all ……………. MENTALLY RETARDED!!!! I MEAN WHAT THE DIS!!!
:D I want wings! :D
42 Loveless // Oct 1, 2008 at 7:58 am
REALLY?!?!?!?!
I really want a black cat tail
please someone tell me were I can sign up for a black cats tail!?
And also if you could find a way for a pear of black cat EARS on the top of your head that would be awsome to
I really want this.
43 angel // Nov 9, 2008 at 2:26 am
I really want to be like max and the flock in the book maximum ride. It is such a great book. GIVE ME WINGS!!!!!!! I may only be eleven but I do not give a crap!!! I wanna soar in the air and be like max. But I was also wondering if wings would be fleshy like a bat or with feathers???
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