They stick a metal rod, that's been frozen in liquid nitrogen, into the piggy's heart.
This kills the heart cells.
Then they stuff the piggy into an MRI machine and take a picture of its heart -- because an alive piggy's heart beats and makes the picture blurry.
Then the scientists get a pretty picture on their computers and high-five one another.
Success, they all think: "mission accomplished. Funding secured."
They stick a metal rod, that's been frozen in liquid nitrogen, into the piggy's heart.
This kills the heart cells.
Then they stuff the piggy into an MRI machine and take a picture of its heart -- because an alive piggy's heart beats and makes the picture blurry.
Then the scientists get a pretty picture on their computers and high-five one another.
Success, they all think: "mission accomplished. Funding secured."