In the case of “Some Assembly Required”, Buffy has witnessed a corpse already being reanimated and yet another corpse in the process of being reanimated. It is an amazing and complex feat, but is it possible. Experiments around the world have been conducted and repeated throughout history in order to test this theory that life can be resurrected. One of these experiments would be that of Sergei S. Brukhonenko, a Russian Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgeon and scientist. Surgei created the first heart-lung machine in June of 1928, and proceeded to demonstrate its affects to the international audience at the 3rd Congress of Physiologists of the USSR. In this experiment, Surgei kept a live decapitated dog head alive for several hours using only his machine. The dog was dead, but after being connected to the machine it was completely revived. Surgei stated, “Would not this method, duly perfected, be useful in clinical medicine: notably in those cases where it would be essential to replace, if only for a time, the work of the failing human heart?” What he was implying is that his machine could save lives, revive the dead, and expand the life in general, especially during surgery. Indeed Surgei is correct; his machine does hold much potential. This quote/concept is very important in relevance to my paper because my entire thesis is based on the ethics and possibility of creating and reviving life. This event proves that the act is quite possible, which will allow me to build my paper upon it.
That would be so weird if someone could actually bring back the dead. That would be awesome in a way but also really creepy to see someone dead and then them be walking around completely alive.
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