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Brain Dead Patients Ethical Dilemma

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A biotech company in the United States was granted ethical permission to sign up 20 brain dead patients to test whether parts to their central nervous system can be brought back to life. They plan to regenerate the brains of people who are considered brain dead using a combination of stem cells and laser simulation. For example, at the Anupam Hospital in Rudrapur they have participants who have been certified to be dead and kept alive through life support. They are monitored using brain imaging equipment to check for signs of regeneration, specifically in the upper spinal cord, which is the lower region of the brain stem that controls breathing and heartbeat. Athough there are patients who still have complete bodily functions like blood circulation,

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