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Reality Check

By Mike Darwin Introduction In order to understand the significance of the results of the Cryonics Intelligence Test and the discussion of priorities in cryonics research that is to follow (and in particular the relationship of such research to the … Continue reading

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Cryonics Intelligence Test Responses

Introduction On 06 May, 2012 responses were solicited to what was termed The Cryonics Intelligence Test which was posted here on Chronosphere (see: http://wp.me/p1sGcr-vV). Two people responded to this public request to “take the test” and provide input on possible … Continue reading

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Take the Cryonics Intelligence Test

When you give the answer to a question over and over again and it is not understood, perhaps not even perceived, and the question gets asked repeatedly, you know you’ve got a communication problem. I suppose the classic example is … Continue reading

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Much Less Than Half a Chance Part 4

  Screening for the Risk of Deanimation The term “screening” is used in medicine to describe routine examinations or diagnostic procedures of a defined group of individuals to identify diseases or risk factors for same at an early stage. Screening … Continue reading

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Much Less Than Half a Chance Part 3

How to avoid autopsy and long ‘down-time’ (ischemia) ~85% of the time! By Mike Darwin Removing a Central Objection to Cryonics In case you missed it, what I just said in that slim paragraph at the end of the preceding … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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Liquid Assisted Pulmonary Cooling in Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation, Part 3

Section 3: Perfluorchemicals (PFCs)     Figure 3-1: Fluorine and carbon; the two building blocks of the remarkable molecules knows as the perflurochemicals (PFC)s. Physical Chemistry and Synthesis Perfluorchemicals (PFCs) are derived from hydrocarbons by replacing hydrogen atoms with fluorine … Continue reading

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Liquid Assisted Pulmonary Cooling in Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation, Part 2

Section 2: Experimental Studies to Determine the Effectiveness of LAPC under Laboratory Conditions Experimental Studies to Determine the Effectiveness of LAPC under Laboratory Conditions  [This section is an edited version of an article authored by Steven B. Harris, Michael G. … Continue reading

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