Researchers are testing potentially life-saving techniques for keeping humans in a state of suspended animation while surgeons repair their wounds.
US doctors have developed a method of inducing hypothermia to shut down the body’s functions for up to three hours.
Full Story: Sydney Morning Herald.
(via Sploid).
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1 Gimpy Mumpy // Jan 25, 2006 at 11:16 pm
Oh great. Next time my surgeon’s golf game interferes with our surgery date he’ll just put me on ice instead of rescheduling!
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