Scientists Revive Mouse Brains After Deep Freeze
German researchers successfully restored brain function in mouse tissue after freezing it at -320°F for up to a week. The breakthrough could one day protect injured brains and preserve donor organs.
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Scientists Restore Activity in Frozen Mouse Brains
German researchers successfully froze and thawed mouse brains while preserving their ability to form memories and fire neurons. This breakthrough brings science one step closer to protecting human brains during injury and disease.
Scientists Freeze and Revive Mouse Brains With Function Intact
German researchers successfully froze mouse brains, stored them for up to a week, then thawed them with neurons firing and memory pathways working. The breakthrough brings science fiction closer to reality and could one day help preserve brains during injury or disease.