Rat Heart Reanimated
By Jamie Lawson
The pitched battle between Science and the Forces of Nature has been raging for some centuries now, with heavy losses on both sides and neither showing any indication that they are likely to be surrendering any time soon. It is with great pleasure, then, that I find myself able to report that we (the Scientists) have scored a palpable victory against that most ancient of foes; the Reaper, Death himself.The old boney bastard has been spoiling our fun here on Earth pretty much since our first ancestor did the mitosis mambo in that far off stagnant pond and, frankly, we’ve all had about enough of his nonsense by now. Doris Taylor and her team at the University of Minnesota Center for Cardiovascular Repair have certainly had enough anyway, and have picked up their weapons to show Death that we are tired of being pushed about. Fixed to their battle standard: a beating, reanimated rat heart.