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Fantastic Voyage Into the Heart

Posted by Zonk on from the rat-superheroes-expected-soon dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "According to the Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI), researchers from the Harvard Medical School have written a sequel to 'Fantastic voyage,' the 1966 sci-fi movie. By injecting self-assembling peptide nanofibers loaded with pro-survival factors into rats, they've showed that the animals could be protected from heart failures. So far, the researchers have not extended their experiments to humans."

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  1. Hmm by Tezkah · · Score: 4, Funny
    I am going to write a song that includes

    Girl, you broke my heart
    please, start injecting self-assembling peptide nanofibers
    loaded with pro-survival factors
    to fix it... it would be a start




    </hoping the RIAA wont sue him for posting lyrics>
    1. Re:Hmm by Hektor_Troy · · Score: 4, Funny
      Wow ... just ... wow!

      Not the lyrics. But - right now your comment is the only one rated 3+, and the quote of the day/hour thing at the bottom of slashdot?
      over in west Philadelphia a puppy is vomiting ...
      Not sure if it's random, or if the server has come alive.
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      We do not live in the 21st century. We live in the 20 second century.
  2. We are the borg. by TheSpoom · · Score: 3, Funny

    You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

    Also, do you have any cheese?

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    It's better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it.
    - E. Debs
  3. Human Trials by TheSixth1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    So far they've only used rats for the trials. I say they should take the next step and use politicians for the next round of tests. Medical science has shown that politicians and rats share 99.99% of their genes in common, so the risks should be minimal. Besides, with the current state of political affairs in the U.S. I doubt that many of the voting public would complain if a few wayward politicians made a valiant sacrifice in the name of science.

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    First step: Politicans with a heart.
    Second step: Politicians with a soul.
    Third step: .
    Fourth step: Utopia.

  4. To the scientists: by cachimaster · · Score: 5, Funny

    Stop fixing the rats dammit!, they gonna kill us all!

  5. Fantastic Voyage by Stephen+Tennant · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does it star Coolio?

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    I spend most of my time in bed, darling.
  6. Hmm.. my marketing filter is flashing.. by drspliff · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hmm, my marketing filter is flashing again..

    Panten Pro-V conditioning shampoo with "self-assembling peptide nanofibers loaded with pro-survival factors" for extra shine and longevity..

    I'm not calling BS, but cant a crack team of Hardard scientists be a little bit more specific with a short quote!

  7. Re:Accuracy by Geburah · · Score: 5, Funny

    My God... You sub 5 digiters... How do you do it? Every post is an elegant stroke of artistic wisdom; neigh an iron fist of doom! It's as if pre-5 digit slashdotters are part of a secret society of word tamers. An ancient and dying people they are, surfacing only in the darkest of times to smote thy noob and vanquish thy tard.

    Kudos my tiny numbered friend, kudos.