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Fascinating! "Restoration of brain circulation & cell functions hrs post-mortem"


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Fascinating! :thumbsup:

 

 

Easy-to-Read article here:

 

Pig brains partially revived hours after death—what it means for people

 

"In a feat sure to fire up ethical and philosophical debate, a new system has restored circulation and oxygen flow to a dead mammal brain.

 

Using brains from animals killed for food, researchers have now restored some cellular functions in pig brains hours after death, potentially offering a new avenue for studying and treating brain diseases and disorders."

 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/04/pig-brains-partially-revived-what-it-means-for-medicine-death-ethics

 

 

Full study here:

 

Nature International Journal of Science

Published: 17 April 2019

 

Restoration of brain circulation and cellular functions hours post-mortem

 

https://sci-hub.tw/10.1038/s41586-019-1099-1

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