Could someone please fill me in? What is the origin of this story about a "chicken heart" that ate NYC? A quick google search turned up other references to it, but no explanation of its origin. Thanks, Sean At 07:08 PM 5/7/02 -0700, you wrote: >On Tue, 7 May 2002 14:34:42 -0400, "M. Adam Davis" wrote: > > >Barry Gershenfeld wrote: > > > >>> The late French scientist Dr. Alexis Carrel > >>> kept a chicken heart alive for over 27 years > >>> by having the pulsating heart IN A SOLUTION > >>> OF SEA SALT, i.e. isotonic seawater. Dr. Carrel > >>> voluntarily ended the experiment after a third > >>> of a century, having proven that living > >>> cells can have physical immortality. > >>> > >> > >>Was that the same Chicken Heart That Ate New York City? > >> > >>Barry -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads