Re: NANFA-- The japanese are ahead of us again!

Travis Haas (travis.c.haas_at_lawrence.edu)
Tue, 03 Dec 2002 23:50:12 -0600

Moon, was the title of your email intended to be a pun, or are you just
that cunning without even trying?

Travis Haas
Appleton, WI

Moontanman_at_aol.com wrote:
>
> Talk about just plain weird!
>
> Moon
>
> NEW SCIENTIST - NEWSFLASH
> Infant rat heads grafted onto adults thighs
>
> Infant rats are being decapitated and their heads grafted onto the
> thighs of adults by researchers in Japan. If kept cool during the
> operation, a transplanted brain can develop as normal for at least
> three weeks. The mouth of the head will move, as if it is trying to
> drink milk, the team reports.
>
> The researchers claim the grafted heads could be excellent models
> for brain damage suffered by human babies. But other experts are far
> from convinced by the grisly technique.
>
> Read the full story on NewScientist.com at:
> <a
> href="http://www.prq0.com/apps/redir.asp?link=XbebbghhCH,ZbcceeijdgDJ&oid=Ucj
> jbCB&iclitemid=XbecdebcBH&tid=WbccjjjDC">
> http://www.prq0.com/apps/redir.asp?link=XbebbghhCH,ZbcceeijdgDJ&oid=UcjjbCB&i
> clitemid=XbecdebcBH&tid=WbccjjjDC</a>
>
> Read more daily science and technology news at
> http://www.newscientist.com
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