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Can people stay alive without breathing?

Conor Dillon | Gabriel Borrud
October 18, 2021

It sounds like a weird question. But researchers in Germany have shown that algae, if injected into the bloodstream, can provide oxygen to a brain. It worked on tadpoles — could it work on humans, too?

https://p.dw.com/p/41p3r