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Semantics and Cryonics Propaganda
By Mike Darwin One of the things I hear from time to time is the assertion by some cryonicists that recent advances in mammalian brain vitrification technology have resulted in the brains of cryonics patients being “alive.” While the error … Continue reading
Posted in Cryobiology, Cryonics Philosophy, Culture & Propaganda
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i Birth of a NeoInsurgent Cryonicst
By CryoX Illustrations by Mike Darwin This is a work of fiction {or is it?} We Froze the First Fly. Great title. I could have written it. I should have written it. I’m an insect endocrinologist. This futon in the … Continue reading
Posted in Cryobiology, Cryonics History, Cryonics Philosophy, Culturomics, Philosophy
Tagged arthur rowe, bathhouse, body freezing, CNS cryobiology, connectome, cryobiology, cryonic suspension, cryonics, cryonics ethics, cryonics morality, drosophila, freezing, frozen flies, frozen fruit flies, gay men, mike darwin, neuropreservation, proline, science fair, susan boyle, suspended animation
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THE EFFECTS OF CRYOPRESERVATION ON THE CAT, Part 3
IV. EFFECTS OF CRYOPRESERVATION ON THE HISTOLOGY OF SELECTED TISSUES (Left Ventricle and Cerebral Cortex) Left Ventricle Figure 43: The myofibrils of each cardiac muscle cell are branched and contain a single nucleus. The branches interlock with those of adjacent … Continue reading
Posted in Cryobiology, Cryonics History, Cryonics Technology (General), Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Tagged body freezing, brain cryobiology, brain freezing, brain ischemia, CNS cryobiology, connectome, cryobiiology, cryobiology, cryonic suspension, cryonics, glycerolization, head freezing, mike darwin, neuropreservation, reanimation, reperfusion, suspended animation, ultrastructure of frozen brains
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THE EFFECTS OF CRYOPRESERVATION ON THE CAT, Part 2
IV. EFFECTS OF CRYOPRESERVATION ON THE HISTOLOGY OF SELECTED TISSUES (Liver and Kidneys) Histology was evaluated in two animals each from the FIG and FIGP groups, and in one control animal. Only brain histology was evaluated in the straight-frozen control … Continue reading
Posted in Cryobiology, Cryonics History, Cryonics Technology (General), Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Tagged body freezing, brain cryobiology, brain cryopreservation, brain freezing, brain ischemia, CNS cryobiology, connectome, cryobiiology, glycerolization, head freezing, mike darwin, neuropreservation, post mortem chsanges, reanimation, reperfusion, suspended animation, ultrastructure of frozen brains
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THE EFFECTS OF CRYOPRESERVATION ON THE CAT, Part 1
by Michael Darwin, Jerry Leaf, Hugh L. Hixon I. Introduction II. Materials and Methods III Effects of Glycerolization IV. Gross Effects of Cooling to and Rewarming From -196°C I. INTRODUCTION The immediate goal of human cryopreservation is to use current … Continue reading
Posted in Cryobiology, Cryonics History, Cryonics Technology (General), Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury, Perfusion, Uncategorized
Tagged body freezing, brain cryobiology, brain cryopreservation, brain freezing, brain ischemia, CNS cryobiology, connectome, cryobiiology, cryonic suspension, cryonics, glycerolization, head freezing, ischemia, mike darwin, neuropreservation, post mortem chsanges, reperfusion, suspended animation, therapeutic hypothermia, ultrastructure of frozen brains
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Science Fiction, Double Feature…
By Mike Darwin I used to love science fiction. The trouble is that it simply became too believable to be any fun anymore. Space travel? Sure, everybody knows that’s possible, and thanks to Industrial Light & Magic, we all know … Continue reading
The Armories of the Latter Day Laputas, Part 8
Figure 1: Enkidu, Alcor/Cryovita canine total body washout (TBW) # 2. At top, Enkidu lies chilled to ~5○C, his blood replaced with a specially designed preservative solution (perfusate), near the end of his 4-hours of cold, bloodless perfusion. The perfusate … Continue reading
In Camera Historia: Audrey U. Smith, (1915–1981)
Audrey U. Smith, circa 1960s Audrey U. Smith (1915–1981), the mother of Cryobiology, was born in India on 21 May 1915. She was educated King’s College, London (first-class B.Sc., 1935); Bedford College for Women (first-class B.Sc. in physiology, 1936); registered … Continue reading
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Does Personal Identity Survive Cryopreservation?
By Mike Darwin Introduction Someone who wants to understand the critical technical, social, political or personal issues involved in cryonics may well turn to any of several FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) sites hosted by the various cryonics organizations.[1],[2],[3] As someone … Continue reading