X-Message-Number: 24279 From: "Basie" <> Subject: Viable after 48 hours Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 22:18:33 -0400 I wonder if brain cells can be viable after 48 hours. Basie "At present, the success rate is still very low. In rabbit cloning experiments at the National Institute for Agricultural Research in Paris, researchers discovered that one of the keys to success is in the timing of various steps, such as how long to expose the early embryos to certain chemicals and when to implant them in the host mother's womb. Even so, the success rate was 4 live rabbit kits from 371 implanted cloned embryos. Scientists have shown that clones can be created from a donor which has already died. In April 2002 at the University of Georgia, a calf was produced from cells taken from a kidney cell from a standard slaughterhouse side of beef, 48 hours after slaughter. This demonstrated the viability of cells for 48 hours after the death of the donor animal." Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=24279