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- Thread starter Harlock
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That's just wrong! I can't believe that they intend to do this with humans next. When is science going to draw the line when it comes to screwing around with nature? Playing Dr. Frankenstein is stepping way over the line IMO.
I read the article, but can't figure this out...what exactly are "boffins"?
Nevermind, I looked it up:
Main Entry: bof·fin
Pronunciation: 'bä-f&n
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
chiefly British : a scientific expert; especially : one involved in technological research
Nevermind, I looked it up:
Main Entry: bof·fin
Pronunciation: 'bä-f&n
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
chiefly British : a scientific expert; especially : one involved in technological research
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whoo hooo..wait a min..let's not panic here...
They already can stop a heartbeat intentionally for surgery and restart it. They already use hypothermia during surgery to extend the operative times. This isn't so far fetched, as they say at the end of the article it's only for certain applications. There are trauma patients that die because they loose blood faster than you can patch the holes. WHat if this technology was able to save someone's life and return them to normal function? Heck, not even just accident victims. We have a aneurysm pt that's aortic aneurysm ruptured, they repaired it, but he needed so much blood that the blood wouldn't clot right, and lost so much that his brain wasn't perfused that he was blind when he woke up. Everything else ok...Maybe something like this could have helped.
That's why people try things like this..
They already can stop a heartbeat intentionally for surgery and restart it. They already use hypothermia during surgery to extend the operative times. This isn't so far fetched, as they say at the end of the article it's only for certain applications. There are trauma patients that die because they loose blood faster than you can patch the holes. WHat if this technology was able to save someone's life and return them to normal function? Heck, not even just accident victims. We have a aneurysm pt that's aortic aneurysm ruptured, they repaired it, but he needed so much blood that the blood wouldn't clot right, and lost so much that his brain wasn't perfused that he was blind when he woke up. Everything else ok...Maybe something like this could have helped.
That's why people try things like this..
It's for a good cause. And it is no different than what Humanity has been doing for centuries.
If we want to blow rasberries at Death just a little bit more, I say go for it.
If we want to blow rasberries at Death just a little bit more, I say go for it.
I agree- although I do have an issue with cryogenics, to me that's just egomania- but this is different.Could they have chosen a creepier picture for that article though?
