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Nice restoration job if I do say so myself

Suspended animation moves from a science fiction plot* device toward human trails as an emergency surgery technique.

And I'm not just posting this because they used one of my images.

*Rip Van Winkle, The Sleeper Wakes, Buck Rogers, several Frankenstein films, 2001: a Space Odyssey, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Blakes 7, etcetera and etcetera.

News you can use: Cardiac edition

Right.  Where's me hammer?

Popular Mechanics looks into how to perform open heart surgery.

It's good to see that PM hasn't abandoned the DIY readership.

Put Out the Patient, Nurse.

A surgeon sets fire to patient during an operation.

There's no way to make this sound like a good thing.

Roboleech

Performs heart surgery by worming its way through the chest cavity, hunts for Sarah Connor.

Eight out of ten for ingenuity, ten out of ten for the "ick" factor.

Update: Personally, I'd stick with the mental picture rather than running the video.