Zombie Dogs (DOGS ARE KILLED, THEN BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE...HUMAN TRIALS NEXT)

The New York Times Magazine ^ | 12/11/05 | Stephen Mihm

[paulat]

From my previous post:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1538367/posts

[FEARED MUTATION]

I remember a similar experiment in the 80's.

[paulat]

ping!

[WileyC]

I think there was a movie (rather non-scientific, though) that had this theme. Flatliners?

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Big Deal - Democrats have bringing back the dead (to vote) for years :o).

[Brilliant]

Maybe this is what they will do to Tookie. That way, they can say the execution was carried out, and in fact, he's served his life term & can now go free.

[LK44-40]

A defining characteristic of the condition of being "dead," is that it is permanent. If you can be revived, you are not dead.

The fact that these pups met the clinical definition of being dead only points to the inadequacy of the defnition.

I don't know much, but I know what dead is. You don't come back. (He did, of course, but you're not Him!)

[clee1]

Where's PETA stand on this abomination?

[Zeppelin]

That's why they used the term "clinically dead," seeing as there is no way for us to measure the time at which the soul leaves the body.

unless of course, you see someone vote Democrat for the first time... (sorry, I couldn't resist!)

[js1138]

They are not killed, nor are they brought back to life. the headline is totally misleading.

[sportutegrl]

Big deal. We used to do this with crawfish for years. If you catch a sack of crawfish and don't have time for a boil right away, put em in an ice chest covered with ice or in the fridge. Several hours later while the pot is coming to a boil, get out the sack and spray with water and watch them come back to life.

[tkathy]

Maybe the dogs came back to life as zombie muslims.

[Redcloak]

Crustaceans are much simpler than are mammals. This is quite an accomplishment. And as the excerpt points out, this is certainly a better option than watching a patient bleed out.

[Sofa King]

Herbert West: Reanimator

[woofie]

[Lady Jag]

Dain Bramage

[LK44-40]

...no way for us to measure the time at which the soul leaves the body...unless of course, you see someone vote Democrat for the first time... (sorry, I couldn't resist!)

Thanks for the laugh. No need to ~try~ to resist. Resistance is futile.

[marktwain]

The amount of time that we can suspend "life" has been increasing for some time. Eventually it will be indefinite, and we will have a tool that will allow us to reach the stars.

[SquirrelKing]

The "Zombie Dogs" would be a great name for a rock band.

[LK44-40]

The amount of time that we can suspend "life" has been increasing for some time. Eventually it will be indefinite, and we will have a tool that will allow us to reach the stars.

I share your confidence in the potential of science to continue to march spectacularly forward.

I am less sanguine that civilized conditions sufficient to sustain high science will persist on this earth long enough for such future to arrive. :-(