[OT] Dogs: Zombie Dogs

Pittsburgh, Australia (NEWS.com.au) -- Scientists have created 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. 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. Rather than sending people to sleep for
years, then bringing them back to life to benefit from medical advances, the
doctors would be happy to keep people in this state for just a few hours,
but even this should be enough to save lives such as battlefield casualties
and victims of stabbings or gunshot wounds, who suffered huge blood loss.
During the procedure blood is replaced with saline solution at a few degrees
above zero. The dogs' body temperature drops 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% 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.
[The only problem so far is that now the dogs refuse to fetch anything but
Braaiiinnsss... Ye Ed.]

Duke of URL wrote:
Pittsburgh, Australia (NEWS.com.au) -- Scientists have created zombie
dogs, reanimating the canines after several hours of clinical death
in attempts to develop suspended animation for humans.

Shades of Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary'. No thanks!

Jill

"Kreisleriana" wrote in message
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On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 12:46:27 -0500, "jmcquown"
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Duke of URL wrote:
Pittsburgh, Australia (NEWS.com.au) -- Scientists have created zombie
dogs, reanimating the canines after several hours of clinical death
in attempts to develop suspended animation for humans.

Shades of Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary'. No thanks!

Jill



"Zombie Dogs" sounds like a reggae song.

Or the group that sings it! ;

Hugs,

CatNipped



Theresa
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My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 12:46:27 -0500, "jmcquown"
yodeled:

Duke of URL wrote:
Pittsburgh, Australia (NEWS.com.au) -- Scientists have created zombie
dogs, reanimating the canines after several hours of clinical death
in attempts to develop suspended animation for humans.

Shades of Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary'. No thanks!

Jill



"Zombie Dogs" sounds like a reggae song.


Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

Who sings Zombi Wolf??? Umm, Frank Zappa wasn't it?

Grace

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On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 12:46:27 -0500, "jmcquown"
yodeled:

Duke of URL wrote:
Pittsburgh, Australia (NEWS.com.au) -- Scientists have created zombie
dogs, reanimating the canines after several hours of clinical death
in attempts to develop suspended animation for humans.

Shades of Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary'. No thanks!

Jill



"Zombie Dogs" sounds like a reggae song.

Or the group that sings it! ;

Hugs,

CatNipped



Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

"Gracecat" wrote in message
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Who sings Zombi Wolf??? Umm, Frank Zappa wasn't it?

Grace

I don't know if he sang it too, but the "artiste" listed with that song is
"Happy Mothers Day, I Can't Read".

Hugs,

CatNpped


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On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 12:46:27 -0500, "jmcquown"
yodeled:

Duke of URL wrote:
Pittsburgh, Australia (NEWS.com.au) -- Scientists have created
zombie
dogs, reanimating the canines after several hours of clinical death
in attempts to develop suspended animation for humans.

Shades of Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary'. No thanks!

Jill



"Zombie Dogs" sounds like a reggae song.

Or the group that sings it! ;

Hugs,

CatNipped



Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

Gracecat wrote:
Who sings Zombi Wolf??? Umm, Frank Zappa wasn't it?

Yep I was playing it the other day

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

Ewwww! Not a logical but that was my first thought.
Suz