and not surprisingly, was closed down.
I'm not sure what you are implying here. Can you be more explicit?
I suspect emotional aversion to the idea contributed to the shut down; whatever your stand on the goal of head transplant, this seems like cutting surgical medicine, and at the very least useful because of all the techniques you'd learn on the way to a goal you don't care for (like the moon landing).
Amazing video. This is really "out there" medical research that actually worked, and not surprisingly, was closed down.
http://www.vbs.tv/newsroom/dr-white-s-total-body-transplant-2-of-2--2