io9.com — In real life, plenty of mad and not-so-mad scientists have played with human and animal bodies (and body parts) to gain a greater understanding of the limits on life. Here are 8 real-life scientists who have performed shocking experiments on the nature life and death.
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mbostonsOct 6, 2008
You would think that one day the scientist who re-animated a dog's severed head would stop, look at his experiment and ask himself, "What the f--- am I doing right now? There's something extremely wrong with me." But, nope, instead it's all about science and understanding. What the hell could you possibly gain from understanding how to keep a severed head alive for a short, extended period of time?
geeksspeakfontOct 6, 2008
The whole bit about the dog and Sergei Bryukhonenko was a bit creepy really...
caliburOct 6, 2008
To quote Dr. Ron Wright "The 13 seconds is the amount of high energy phosphates that the cytochromes in the brain have to keep going without new oxygen and glucose"
fluxionOct 6, 2008
pssh, everyone knows that
twigboyOct 7, 2008
disturbing or not, i still find it incredibly annoying how everything should be politically correct or humane these days.without these "disturbing" people in history, we wouldnt have the information we need to save lives.