A Robot That Tugs on Pig Organs Could Save Human Babies
A Robot That Tugs on Pig Organs Could Save Human Babies
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
January 11, 20186m 4s
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (dovetail.prxu.org) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
The pig looks like any other pig, only it's been wearing a backpack for a week—in the name of science. Just behind its head sits a control box, with a battery and processor, from which runs a cable that enters through the pig’s flank. Once inside, the cable attaches to a very special robot clamped onto the pig's esophagus, the pathway to the stomach. Little by little, the robot lengthens, in turn lengthening the tube. The robot attached to a segment of esophagus.Damian et al.
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices