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Brain of Patient H.M. Being Sliced, Streamed Live

Posted by timothy on from the he-certainly-won't-remember-it dept.

buswolley writes "The slicing of the brain of the famous amnesic patient H.M. into giant histological sections is now in full swing, and is being streamed live. The brain specimen is frozen and sectioned whole during one continuous session that is expected to last approximately 30 hours."

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  1. Streaming? Not any more by cdrudge · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, it was prior to being posted on /.

  2. This is ... by Conchobair · · Score: 5, Funny

    Zombie Pr0n.

  3. Re:So... by rattaroaz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not necessarily. He just doesn't have a brain. He could still be a lawyer.

  4. Organ donation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So I can't help but wonder how they got HM to consent to organ donation ? Did they ask him everyday until his death ? Or perhaps he got "organ donor" tattooed on his body ?

  5. Re:So... by MightyMartian · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not necessarily. He just doesn't have a brain. He could still be a lawyer.

    Or a Slashdot moderator.

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