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Brain in a Dish Flies Plane
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| OCT 22-2004
| By Jennifer Viegas
Posted on 10/28/2004 8:34:31 AM PDT by vannrox
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To: vannrox
A University of Florida scientist has created a living "brain" of cultured rat cells that now controls an F-22 fighter jet flight simulator. But can it coach football?
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posted on
10/28/2004 8:51:33 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
To: LTCJ
Forwarding immediately to our Flight Operations department ... Forwarded immediately to the Kerry campaign headquarters and Al Gore's mother...
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posted on
10/28/2004 8:52:58 AM PDT
by
Publius6961
(The most abundant things in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.)
To: vannrox
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posted on
10/28/2004 8:53:57 AM PDT
by
ProfoundMan
(Vicissitudes are spooky sometimes...)
To: PoorMuttly
Anyway, what if the rat cells sense roadkill and suddenly land on the interstate to feed ? I was thinking about the possibility of a domestic robot powered by dog brain cells, so that it would be incredibly loyal. Only problem is, how do you get it to cook with water that doesn't come from the toilet?
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posted on
10/28/2004 9:01:28 AM PDT
by
hunter112
(Take this John and shove it!)
To: hunter112
"how do you get it to cook with water that doesn't come from the toilet?"
Would that be important ?
Anyway, we don't cook....just eat.
....and eat......and
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posted on
10/28/2004 9:04:17 AM PDT
by
PoorMuttly
("The right of the People to be Muttly shall not be infringed,")
To: vannrox
Please, somebody tell me that this article is only fiction, written for Halloween.
Flying rat brains is freaking me out.
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posted on
10/28/2004 9:08:05 AM PDT
by
Willie Green
(Hawkins/Tonnelson in 2004!!!)
To: vannrox
Now make a cat brain that flies an SU-27 and we have ourselves a game!
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posted on
10/28/2004 9:08:35 AM PDT
by
ko_kyi
To: ko_kyi
Why should we be surprised when "a living 'brain' of cultured rat cells" (or rather, one that thought of itself as cultured) skippered a Swift Bost in Vietnam 1968?
To: vannrox
WOW - I need to ask for a raise!
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posted on
10/28/2004 9:18:06 AM PDT
by
IFly4Him
To: vannrox
"Brain and brain! What is Brain?!"
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posted on
10/28/2004 9:19:43 AM PDT
by
Cloud William
(Liberals are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
To: ko_kyi
Flight sim huh, let me know when it can run Doom3.That would be scary.
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posted on
10/28/2004 9:20:38 AM PDT
by
edchambers
(Where are we going and why am I in this hand-basket?)
To: Rebelbase
I see your dish and raise you a dish!!
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posted on
10/28/2004 9:22:40 AM PDT
by
Toddsterpatriot
(Hey, look at me, I'm a math major.)
To: IFly4Him
bump
Now, if they can hook it up to my lawn mower, we'll really have someting!
To: vannrox
BORG HERE WE COME. Not Borg. Berserker (Fred Saberhagen).
Classic shared universe series of stories by lots of the best writers around.
quick, learn and remember the phrase "I am goodlife!"
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posted on
10/28/2004 9:26:12 AM PDT
by
Phsstpok
(often wrong, but never in doubt)
To: Toddsterpatriot
Find another dish and we can have a 3 course meal! :-)
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posted on
10/28/2004 9:26:23 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(Kerry hunting is like Bush going to a gay disco just to prove he's not homophobic (thanks QLA))
To: Cloud William
O you are a Trekkie there Chief and son of Chief Cloud William... do you know the true meaning of the "E play neice ta" now?
To: Rebelbase
Find another dish and we can have a 3 course meal! :-) Dessert first?
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posted on
10/28/2004 9:32:00 AM PDT
by
Toddsterpatriot
(Hey, look at me, I'm a math major.)
To: vannrox
Abbe Normal.
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posted on
10/28/2004 9:33:43 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: bmwcyle
Brains of rats? Are we using DEMS in secret experiments?Looks like it.
scientist has created a living "brain" of cultured rat cells
And...
systems that could tackle dangerous search-and-rescue jobs and perform bomb damage assessment without endangering humans.
That would mean that DemoRats could be used as a source for those brain cells, however it would take a lot of DemoRats to come up with just a few brain cells.
To: vannrox
It only takes 25,000 neurons to fly a plane? That explains most pilot's egos - they have a couple hundred million neurons left to spare for that.
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