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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Anthony Cuthbertson

Scientists invent device to keep brain alive while severed from the body

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Scientists have invented a device that can keep a brain alive and functioning independent from the rest of the body.

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center in the US were able to isolate the blood flow to the brain of a pig anesthatised with ketamine, while a computerised algorithm maintained the necessary blood pressure, volume, temperature and nutrients that the organ requires.

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