Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitloginNot alive, but not dead: disembodied human brains used for drug testing (science.org)6 points by Timofeibu 54 minutes ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments help unsupp0rted 35 minutes ago [–] "alive" is not a meaningful term. It makes sense only when you have blunt instruments to measure aliveness, like pulse, respiration, heart beat, etc.Once you go much more granular, there's no particular spot to make a distinction between "alive" and "not alive", until you stop seeing any electrical, biochemical and mechanical activity of any kind, at which point you're basically saying "inert".replyceejayoz 2 minutes ago | parent [–] And yet, "my child is alive" versus "my child is dead" have some… meaning.reply Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact Search: