X-Message-Number: 6937 Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 11:01:55 -0400 From: (Rafi Haftka) Subject: Question to Platt I have been following only some of the discussion on sheep hearts, so that my question may have been already answered. However, I wondered why Platt doubts that reviving sheep hearts will be an important achievment. Prior damage at the slaughter house will make Ettinger's task more difficult rather than easier. If success is achieved in spite of that, it would appear that it will be a convincing demonstration of the power of the method. If somebody offers to beat an opponent with one hand tied behind their back, we may want to downgrade their chances of success, but not say that a victory will be meaningless. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Raphael(Rafi) T. Haftka < > University of Florida Phone: (352)-392-9595 Department of Aerospace Engineering, Fax: (352)-392-7303 Mechanics and Engineering Science http://www.aero.ufl.edu/~get/ Gainesville, FL 32611-6250 Please note new area code. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=6937