On Bedford Day, Remembering the Lost Cryonauts

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"Mummy" implies no scientific possibility of reanimation, does it not?

it is a broad term of any preserved body that simply doesn't decay (IMO)

since you asked, this is my opinion on the points you made:
1) may be in some cases, may not be in others
2) right
3) right
4) a bit, and I don't
5) could be
6) sure, yes, not if they don't have to, maybe
7) one could say the still living have priority over the no longer living
8) very deep hibernation that keeps the heart beating slowly (like the current procedures cooling the heart during surgery) will be safer than keeping them dead and reviving them again

 

[Cryogenator]

it is a broad term of any preserved body that simply doesn't decay (IMO)
8) very deep hibernation that keeps the heart beating slowly (like the current procedures cooling the heart during surgery) will be safer than keeping them dead and reviving them again

Hibernation (torpor) could be used for interplanetary travel, but cryostasis can be perfected eventually and would be much better for interstellar and intergalactic travel. Hibernation could still be used if aging was cured, but keeping a heart beating—no matter how slowly—for hundreds, thousands, or millions of years would be much less efficient and far more prone to failure than full suspended animation once perfected. (I think we'll become postbiological long before becoming intergalactic, though.)

 

[Radu Molasar]

A step forward in the technology
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-technique-brain-tissue.amp

Antifreeze proteins show promise for organ preservation

Cryogenic damage has long presented a significant barrier to effective organ preservation, posing challenges to advancements in transplantation and medical treatments. The formation of ice crystals during freezing can compromise cellular structures, leading to irreversible damage and organ failure.

phys.org

Syrian hamsters reveal genetic secret to hibernation

Researchers have identified a gene that enables mammalian cells to survive for long periods at extremely low temperatures, which animals experience during hibernation.

phys.org

And now we have head transplants?
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/05/new-startup-brainbridge-wants-to-perform-head-transplants.html

If we can make it to the next decade
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/ar-AA1iyzDs

 

[Radu Molasar]

Looks like some in Germany want to test some subjects:

German Startup Is Freezing Deceased Bodies for Bizarre Future Plan

'Tomorrow Bio'— Europe’s first cryopreservation start-up freezes bodies in liquid nitrogen, aiming to revive them in the future.

knewz.com

One drug may help

Alzheimer's drug may someday help save lives by inducing a state of 'suspended animation'

Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University report that they were able to successfully put tadpoles of Xenopus laevis frogs into a hibernation-like torpor state using donepezil (DNP), a drug approved by the FDA to treat Alzheimer's.

phys.org

Just in

Scientists use magnetic nanotech to safely rewarm frozen tissues for transplant

Every day, people die waiting for an organ transplant. Time is at a premium, not just for those awaiting organs, but also for the organs themselves, which can deteriorate rapidly during transportation.

phys.org

DARPA is working on a way to put humans into 'suspended animation'

Inducing 'hypersleep' could help patients with critical injuries or illnesses, among other potential uses.

www.unexplained-mysteries.com