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The Logical and Intellectual Bankruptcy of Christianity
by Mike Darwin I can remember, with unfortunate precision, when I ceased to believe in God. Please note the emphasis on the “I” and the capitalization of God. I was seven years old and being prepared for my First Communion … Continue reading
Posted in Cryonics Biography, Cryonics Philosophy, Culture & Propaganda, Philosophy
Tagged Alcor Life Extension Foundation, bayesian logic, cryobiology, cryonics, cryonics and christianity, cryonics and religion, mike darwin, religion and evolution, religion and logic, religion and science, suspended animation
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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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Three Strikes and You’re Out!
By Mike Darwin Left: Science Fiction writer Fred Pohl, with friend. Predicting the future is a tough business. It is an especially tough business when it is proposed that the prediction be highly specific and technically accurate. Say, akin to … Continue reading
Posted in Cryonics Biography, Cryonics History, Cryonics Philosophy, Culture & Propaganda, Philosophy
Tagged body freezing, brain cryopreservation, CNS cryobiology, connectome, cryonic suspension, cryonics, fred pohl, fred pohl and immortality, frederick pohl, head freezing, immortality, mike darwin, mike darwin and fred pohl, neuropreservation, robert ettinger and fred pohl, science fiction and cryonics, viktor frankel, viktor frankel and cryonics
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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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