In Oregon is a collection of countless cells all acting in some harmonious way. How does how do you bring the organ itself back to life? Where do all the cells say, Hey, let's just pick up where we left off?" We'll get there. Maybe we're trying to get there. Because we wanted so a cell. This was only like more of a proof of concept study. So we wanted to show whether we can even do that or not after one hour. "We weren't even expecting this to happen"
Can we bring people back from the dead? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice discuss restoring dead cells, the nature of consciousness, Frankenstein's monster, zombies, and more with neuroscientist, David Andrijevic and consciousness expert, George Mashour.
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