The experiment wasn’t just a biological wonder but also a metaphysical ponder.

University of Minnesota researchers recently created a living, beating heart by replacing the cells of a dead rat’s heart with those from newly born rodents, then feeding the new cells with nutrients. After eight days, the heart began pumping.

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