schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 7 months agoFrozen human brain tissue works perfectly when thawed 18 months laternewatlas.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down17cross-posted to: science@lemmy.worldscience@lemmy.ml
arrow-up152arrow-down1external-linkFrozen human brain tissue works perfectly when thawed 18 months laternewatlas.comschizoidman@lemmy.ml to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square12fedilinkcross-posted to: science@lemmy.worldscience@lemmy.ml
minus-squarekrnl386@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 months agoI’d take “works perfectly” with a grain of salt. “Doesn’t die and continues to grow after thawing” is more accurate, IMHO.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-27 months agoAlso, it’s China, so higher than normal chance they made it the fuck up. Research ethics is a bit of a problem in the region. That being said, it’s not a surprising result. Usually small pieces of tissue can be frozen without problem.
I’d take “works perfectly” with a grain of salt. “Doesn’t die and continues to grow after thawing” is more accurate, IMHO.
Also, it’s China, so higher than normal chance they made it the fuck up. Research ethics is a bit of a problem in the region.
That being said, it’s not a surprising result. Usually small pieces of tissue can be frozen without problem.