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Mad Scientists Make Zombies From Dogs

Patra Caesar
27-06-2005, 08:08
Source (http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15739502-13762,00.html)

Boffins create zombie dogs
By Nick Buchan of NEWS.com.au
June 27, 2005

SCIENTISTS have created eerie zombie dogs, reanimating the canines after several hours of clinical death in attempts to develop suspended animation for humans.

US scientists have succeeded in reviving the dogs after three hours of clinical death, paving the way for trials on humans within years.

Pittsburgh's Safar Centre for Resuscitation Research has developed a technique in which subject's veins are drained of blood and filled with an ice-cold salt solution.

The animals are considered scientifically dead, as they stop breathing and have no heartbeat or brain activity.

But three hours later, their blood is replaced and the zombie dogs are brought back to life with an electric shock.

Plans to test the technique on humans should be realised within a year, according to the Safar Centre.

However rather than sending people to sleep for years, then bringing them back to life to benefit from medical advances, the boffins would be happy to keep people in this state for just a few hours,

But even a this should be enough to save lives such as battlefield casualties and victims of stabbings or gunshot wounds, who have suffered huge blood loss.

Duing the procedure blood is replaced with saline solution at a few degrees above zero. The dogs' body temperature drops to only 7C, compared with the usual 37C, inducing a state of hypothermia before death.

Although the animals are clinically dead, their tissues and organs are perfectly preserved.

Damaged blood vessels and tissues can then be repaired via surgery. The dogs are brought back to life by returning the blood to their bodies,giving them 100 per cent oxygen and applying electric shocks to restart their hearts.

Tests show they are perfectly normal, with no brain damage.

"The results are stunning. I think in 10 years we will be able to prevent death in a certain segment of those using this technology," said one US battlefield doctor.
Vellocetia
27-06-2005, 08:11
can you say Hitler?
Patra Caesar
27-06-2005, 08:12
can you say hitler?

Only with a capital 'H.' ;)
Vellocetia
27-06-2005, 08:14
hahaha, sorry for the typo
The Doors Corporation
27-06-2005, 08:21
so?
Vellocetia
27-06-2005, 08:27
is it really good to bring people back from the dead? this is like a whole pandora's box thingy
Zatarack
27-06-2005, 08:30
Now to see if it can work on humans.
Americai
27-06-2005, 08:32
Oh my god I've been waiting for this day for most of my life!!

*grabs shotgun*

GIVE UP ZOMBIES! I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND AND BOOMSTICK!
Lanquassia
27-06-2005, 08:35
Oh my god I've been waiting for this day for most of my life!!

*grabs shotgun*

GIVE UP ZOMBIES! I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND AND BOOMSTICK!


I laughed when I read this...

Besides, I wouldn't use a boomstick. ROF sucks :(

Katanas, on the other hand, go slicey slicey.
Vellocetia
27-06-2005, 08:36
cool it ash