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A pig's brain was revived an hour after the animal died

Allan Rose Hill
Oct 24, 2024
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Neurobiologists at China's Sun Yat-sen University have revived pigs' brains an hour after the animals died. Sometimes, they were able to keep the brains functioning for hours. The trick was to use the animal's liver as a kind of life support system for the brain. Eventually, the research could lead to new possibilities …

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