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First Zero-Gravity Surgery a Success

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-where-did-i-put-that-scalpel dept.

MattSparkes writes "Slashdot reported earlier this week that the first ever zero gravity surgery was to take place. Today the team of doctors successfully carried out the operation, removing a benign tumour from the forearm of a 46-year-old volunteer. "Now we know that a human being can be operated on in space without too many difficulties," team leader Dominique Martin said after the flight. The studies show that minor surgery is possible even during long-term inhabitation of space."

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  1. Re:Anyone doing Zero Gravity Copulation research? by Moby+Cock · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I have a long standing bet with a friend of mine that this has been tried already on a shuttle mission, but kept quiet. We agree that there is not evidence for or against it at present. ((I bet that it has happned, he bets it hasn't))

  2. Long term? by truthsearch · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The studies show that minor surgery is possible even during long-term inhabitation of space.

    They were at zero-g for 20 seconds at a time. How does that prove the same techniques will work after the body has been in zero-g for long periods of time? TFA makes no mention of this.

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  3. Anti-septic? by misleb · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I wonder if there is a significant increase in risk of infection. From waht I understand, zero gravity environments are notoriously dirty. Disgusting, even. You sneaze, for example, and the result just floats and sticks to the wall. Bits of food float around (harboring microbes, etc.) How does one create sterile environment in zero-G?

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