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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News


Reusing pacemakers from deceased patients is safe and effective, study finds

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:13 PM PST

Many heart patients in India are too poor to afford pacemakers. But a new study has found that removing pacemakers from deceased Americans, re-sterilizing the devices and implanting them in Indian patients "is very safe and effective."

The definition of a musical instrument

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:14 AM PST

The sounds produced by a fiddle are not always musical, but the fiddle is still nevertheless regarded as a musical instrument. However, if one uses sticks or car engines to create music – do they become musical instruments?

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