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Heart Surgeon Takes Notes from da Vinci

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the next-we'll-be-using-mayan-farming-techniques dept.

vivekg writes "Leonardo da Vinci probably never thought he had the proverbial Holy Grail to a revolution in heart surgery. Almost 500 years after da Vinci's death, intricate diagrams of the human heart made by him have inspired a British surgeon to pioneer a new way to repair damaged hearts."

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  1. Re:Science by misterpurple · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Read this in last Saturday's Guardian. Old news.

  2. A better cure for a broken heart by ross.w · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I find chocolate works for me.

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