Mitochondria and the Prevention of Death 453
H_Fisher writes "Research into mitochondria — small structures within a cell that have their own DNA — suggests that they may be a cause of cellular death, according to Newsweek. The article The Science of Death: Reviving the Dead reports on people who have recovered from sudden death due to cardiac arrest through the use of medically induced hypothermia. The cooling process may help stop the death of brain and heart cells initiated by the mitochondria once they are deprived of oxygen. The article goes on to probe delicately at the question of where a person's personality 'is' between death and later revival, and describes several ongoing scientific studies of near-death experiences."
It's not exactly mysterious. (Score:5, Funny)
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Obliq quote (Score:2, Funny)
Anakin Skywalker: No.
Palpatine: I thought not. It's not a story the Jedi would tell you. It's a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midi-chlorians to create life... He had such a knowledge of the dark side he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying.
Anakin Skywalker: He could actually save people from death?
Palpatine: The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be... unnatural.
Anakin Skywalker: What happened to him?
Palpatine: He became so powerful the only thing he was afraid of was...losing his power, which eventually, of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew, then his apprentice killed him in his sleep. It's ironic; he could save others from death, but not himself.
Anakin Skywalker: Is it possible to learn this power?
Palpatine: Not from a Jedi.
Ob. Princess Bride (Score:5, Funny)
Inigo: What's that?
Miracle Max: Go through his clothes and look for loose change.
From the article (Score:3, Funny)
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Mitochondria and Mutant Monkeys (Score:2, Funny)
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the skill is in lighting it without them knowing.
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Move along.
Re:Nonsense (Score:2, Funny)
Er... what exactly are we talking about here?
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Re:CRYONICS (Score:4, Funny)
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Trek (Score:3, Funny)
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Yes, indeed. Although it does lend a different meaning to the phrase "Hunter-Gatherer".