Dead pig brains bathed in artificial fluid showed signs of cellular life
Nerve cell activity was detected hours after death
DEAD OR ALIVE Ten hours after death, cells in a pig brain normally deteriorate (left). But a new system called BrainEx kept nerve cells (green) and support cells called astrocytes (red) healthy (right).
Stefano G. Daniele, Zvonimir Vrselja/Sestan Lab/Yale School of Medicine