X-Message-Number: 24279
From: "Basie" <>
Subject: Viable after 48 hours
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 22:18:33 -0400

I wonder if brain cells can be viable after 48 hours.

Basie

"At present, the success rate is still very low. In rabbit cloning
experiments at the National Institute for Agricultural Research in Paris,
researchers discovered that one of the keys to success is in the timing of
various steps, such as how long to expose the early embryos to certain
chemicals and when to implant them in the host mother's womb. Even so, the
success rate was 4 live rabbit kits from 371 implanted cloned embryos.

Scientists have shown that clones can be created from a donor which has
already died. In April 2002 at the University of Georgia, a calf was
produced from cells taken from a kidney cell from a standard slaughterhouse
side of beef, 48 hours after slaughter. This demonstrated the viability of
cells for 48 hours after the death of the donor animal."

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