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DNA preservation and cryonics

Following the news that mice have been cloned from 16 year old frozen tissue comes an announcement that scientists have made advances in resurrecting  the

February 3, 2009December 17, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf2 Min Reading
Cryonics, Death

Jehovah’s witnesses and cryonics

When I was in New Zealand in 1999, CI Member Cam Christie told me that one of his co-workers was against cryonics because she was

January 26, 2009December 17, 2018 by Ben Best2 Min Reading
Cryonics

Marcelon Johnson dies and is not cryopreserved

For Immediate Release, Friday, 24 January, 2009 Date: 23 January, 2009 Introduction I have been informed that Marcelon (Marce) Johnson died on 01/21/2009, was cremated,

January 24, 2009 by Mike Darwin13 Min Reading
Cryonics, Death

5 dangerous ideas about cryonics

The cryonics organizations Alcor and the Cryonics Institute have taken great care to correct some of the persistent myths about cryonics. With so much widespread

January 20, 2009December 17, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf8 Min Reading
Arts & Living, Cryonics

Patrick Millard's cryonics photography

Patrick Millard is a Michigan based artist who works with different media including photography, painting, mixed media, sound, and installation. He currently works as an

January 20, 2009 by Aschwin de Wolf2 Min Reading
Health, Science

The red blood cell as a model for cryoprotectant toxicity

Various approaches are available to investigate cryoprotectant toxicity, ranging from theoretical work in organic chemistry to  cryopreservation of complete animals. Because resuscitation of complex organisms

January 15, 2009 by Aschwin de Wolf3 Min Reading
Cryonics, Death, Neuroscience

Robert White on brain death

Robert J. White is most known, or perhaps most notorious, for his work on primate head transplants. Less known, but more relevant to the practice

December 24, 2008December 16, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf3 Min Reading
Health, Science

The healthy skeptic

Consumers are constantly bombarded with advice about health. Lower your cholesterol, avoid carbs, take dietary supplements, avoid Teflon, get a full body scan, etc. Such

December 15, 2008December 16, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf5 Min Reading
Health, Science

Robert Freitas discusses the future of nanomedicine

Nanotechnology idea-man Robert Freitas, Jr. has published an article in the January 2009 issue of Life Extension Magazine providing a tutorial in nanomedicine and documenting

December 11, 2008 by Chana Phaedra2 Min Reading
Cryonics, Death

Greg Jordan on Buddhism, Epicureanism, and Immortalism

“Buddhism and Epicureanism combat the fear of death by accommodating the emotions to the reasonable certainty of death. Contemporary immortalism (which includes projects such as

December 10, 2008 by Chana Phaedra1 Min Reading
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