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Wednesday, May 27, 2026

These disembodied organs, sourced from recently deceased donors, are being employed to test experimental drugs aimed at neurodegenerative diseases. The work has ignited fresh debate: could these brains possess some form of consciousness?

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The company's BrainEx system pumps synthetic blood through the brain's vascular network, delivering oxygen and nutrients while maintaining appropriate temperature and conditions.

This allows the brains to remain metabolically active for up to 24 hours or more, providing a realistic platform for observing how drugs interact with human neural tissue at a cellular and molecular level.

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So it is possible to torture someone after death. Interesting.

#1 | Posted by HeliumRat at 2026-05-27 01:45 PM | Reply

So it is possible to torture someone after death. Interesting.

Bring it up with the religions.

#2 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-05-27 02:00 PM | Reply

So I told this story to a friend and he was like "Why?"

Dude. At this point, I don't think we need a reason why. This is what the singularity looks like. The future is spiraling into cyberpunk. And it's awesome.

#3 | Posted by HeliumRat at 2026-05-27 02:45 PM | Reply

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