article here: Dead could be brought 'back to life' in groundbreaking project if movies and TV have taught us anything, it's that this is always a good idea and can only end well. what does the OT hive mind think?
Comes down to your definition of dead. They want to heal the brainstem so you survive without life support. Not sure why.
Well they're talking about brain dead people on life support. Not reanimating dead brains that have begun rotting....although maybe that's next.
yeah but it's a good headline. also the theoretical idea of it is pretty interesting i thought. probably no threat of a zombie apocalypse for now.
Gee. Yet another example of misplaced focus. People die from cancers every day and the focus is on more expensive treatments that don't cure, or researching a better boner pill. Somebody with thinking that aligns with Walt Disney's must be funding that stuff. (I love the commercial for Opdivo. It will give you a few more weeks of life over chemotherapy, if the side effects listed are considered "living".) Sorry for the derail, but not much.
“Through our study, we will gain unique insights into the state of human brain death, which will have important connections to future therapeutic development for other severe disorders of consciousness, such as coma, and the vegetative and minimally conscious states, as well as a range of degenerative CNS conditions, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease,” added Dr Sergei Paylian, Founder, President, and Chief Science Officer of Bioquark Inc." Seems like a potentially worth while study to me.
Oh, not ALL dead, only MOSTLY dead! {} This should be announced at Frozen Dead Guy Days: Frozen Dead Guy Days (The home-grown frosty fest pays homage to Bredo Morstol, who is frozen in a state of suspended animation and housed in a Tuff Shed on dry ice high above Nederland.)
Me too. It's issues like this that confuse me though. It doesn't seem all that long ago that medical research using tissue(s) destined for disposal became a hotbed topic, resulting in a holdup and even an end to various research approaches. I guess this is different because they're presumably adults. Maybe we'd be closer to curing or having better treatments if there wasn't idealogical roadblocks way back when. Maybe this research would be unnecessary by now? Don't get me wrong, I'm all for it if it really will help anyone. I'm extremely skeptical (and somewhat frustrated) because I've lost several people close to me to cancer, and I currently have a six year old niece who is battling it for a second time, and it leaves me wondering why big pharma is allowed to operate the way they do. They make so much on treatments there is no real incentive to find a cure. Crack dealers aren't going to supply the cure.
Notice the breakthroughs in medical science lately? Roagaine - to help with the hairline/ more youthful > helps with dating > ultimately ending with more sex for some, or at least the buying of lots of new products just in case the hair was the real issue. Viagra - Once you catch 'em, you can now do 'em, with a little more oomph too...real or feigned. Added bonus; men can now look physically interested in their partner whether or not they really are! Both of those discoveries/ breakthroughs were sought and funded w/o nary one telethon, walkathon, march, umpteen-K run, or wearing of one colored ribbon.
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