Not Too Much Further to that Long Overdue Brain Transplant
By Giania • Nov 19th, 2007 at 8:34 pm • Category: Articles of Interest, Fnord, Science!| Hot: |  |  | | | |
Via Technoccult – Researchers in Japan have been grafting the chilled, severed heads of baby rats onto the haunches of adult rats. It’s been noted that the brain can develop as normal for as much as three weeks in this state.
Maybe lab rats have evolved into really big cyberpunk fans, and they’re hoping to get extra brains so they can stage a takeover. Bow before your multi-headed rodent overlords! My actual question is, why doesn’t the adult rat scratch off this foreign object?
I know I’d be a little put out by trying to run around with a baby head grafted to my leg.
