Can Dead Brains Be Brought Back to Life? First Human Study to Find Out

Last month, a Philadelphia-based biotech company kicked off a clinical trial that pushes the envelope of what it means to be dead. Armed with ethical approval from the IRB at the Anupam Hospital in India, Bioquark is recruiting 20 patients who have been clinically deemed brain dead from severe traumatic brain injury. With an arsenal of cutting-edge, if mysterious, treatment techniques -- stem cells, bioactive molecules, brain and spinal cord stimulation -- the team hopes to revive parts of the p...