Ethics debate as pig brains kept alive without a body.
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(2018-04-28, 05:14 AM)malf Wrote: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43928318 The BBC being what it is, I got more than halfway through that article before I realised they weren't proposing to revive the isolated brains of dead people in the lab. (2018-04-28, 07:49 AM)Chris Wrote: The BBC being what it is, I got more than halfway through that article before I realised they weren't proposing to revive the isolated brains of dead people in the lab. That idea is discussed, at least in a hypothetical sense of its ethical implications, in the linked MIT article. Quote:For instance, if a person’s brain were reanimated outside the body, would that person awake in what would amount to the ultimate sensory deprivation chamber, without ears, eyes, or a way to communicate? Would someone retain memories, an identity, or legal rights? Could researchers ethically dissect or dispose of such a brain? https://www.technologyreview.com/s/61100...-body/amp/ (2018-04-28, 08:00 AM)Typoz Wrote: That idea is discussed, at least in a hypothetical sense of its ethical implications, in the linked MIT article. Well, it may start out like that, but who's to say it won't end up like this? [Image: morbius.jpg]
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(2018-04-28, 05:14 AM)malf Wrote: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43928318 I don't see any valid need for this "technology", and the fact that animals are being killed to develop it is unconscionable. (2018-04-28, 03:14 PM)Typoz Wrote: Maybe the animals are being killed for ham and bacon. (2018-04-28, 03:21 PM)Laird Wrote: That wouldn't change my reaction. Mmm, bacon? |
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