Mostly Dead
January 27, 2008 Posted by Al Castle
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Categories: Science
This is an interesting article from NewsWeek, about how current methods of post cardiac resuscitation can actually lead to death. A better understanding of the mechanics at the cellular level, could lead to new procedures to increase the likelihood of cellular survival from oxygen deprivation, perhaps even hours later.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/35045/page/1
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i’m looking forward to the day you stop blogging about death….
I’m actually blogging about life - the possibility of continued life.
The “Mostly Dead” blog title is an applicable reference to a line in one of my favorite movies - The Princess Bride. You should rent it, good stuff.
“Miracle Max: Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There’s a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive…”