#99: The legendary New Scientist end-of-year holiday party and quiz
The World, the Universe and Us
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The Most Surprising Story of the Year
Pigs can oxygen by their rectum, so polbably human can too. People with low blood oxygen levels often get put on a ventilator. That can be very damaging, and its requires sedation. So why not get oxygen into the body through the back entrance? And they tested ane pigs with low r blood oxygen levels. They gave them an enima of oxygenated fluid, and their blood oxygen went up. If it works in people, and there's no reason to think that it it wouldn't, then it could be a really useful alternative to mechanical ventilation for people who need e oxygenne pet their blood oxygen.
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