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Details of the procedure: "To do so, they joined rats in pairs by stitching together the skin on their flanks. After this procedure, called parabiosis, blood ve
by cpdean 12y ago
Details of the procedure: "To do so, they joined rats in pairs by stitching together the skin on their flanks. After this procedure, called parabiosis, blood vessels grew and joined the rats’ circulatory systems. "
So the old and new rats were basically sewn together.
If you want to see what this looks like, here's a picture: http://www.viewzone.com/regen.miceduo.png http://www.viewzone.com/regen.miceduo.png
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- doxology 12y agoYet another example of bad science (and it's cruel)... but it makes a great headline, so let's run with it.
- adlpz 12y agoHow is this bad science? I cannot argue about the cruelty part, as that is a completely subjective qualification (on which I don't agree at all), but if this ends providing results that improve our scientific knowledge and the lives of future generations, I don't believe it can be called bad science.