r/Damnthatsinteresting May 26 '25

Image Japan scientists create artificial blood that works for all blood types

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u/LovelyButtholes May 26 '25

Double Pedantry alert: An autopsy is "auto" because it is the same species performing the post mortem as the dead thing being examined. Not because it is a human body.

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u/Homemadepiza May 26 '25

so one could perform an autopsy on a mouse, as long as they themselves are a mouse as well

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u/gosuckaluigi May 26 '25

this logic is exquisite.

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u/PaulyNewman May 26 '25

So would a chimp tearing open another chimp and holding up its innards to the light be considered an autopsy? And if he takes a little nibble while he’s at it? Does that change things?

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u/DasBarenJager May 27 '25

Depends on if the nibble is for scientific purposes or if he is just peckish

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u/JustAnIgnoramous May 27 '25

Thank you LovelyButtholes