X-Message-Number: 1302 Subject: CRYONICS Re: Culture cells from suspendees Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 17:09:22 -0400 From: From: Brian Wowk <> > As far as I know, no one has attempted to culture brain cells >from cryonics patients. Then again, there is little scientific >motivation to do so since existing cryobiology literature leaves almost >no doubt it could be done. Of course there is the PR aspect, but that is >another question. I personally have strong reservations about the use of >out-of-context scientific facts in promoting cryonics. (Survival of >individual cells is neither necessary nor sufficient for cryonics to >work.) Then again, what do we do about an opposition tbat resorts to >outright lies? Refute their lies in public to damage their reputation and enhance your own. This makes people notice you, and it makes future yahoos think much more carefully before slandering you. If, in your refutation, you mention clearly that survival of individual cells is irrelevant, you won't be contributing to the general confusion. (Whether this is the most effective use of your time is another question.) Why not take a few brain cells next time you suspend a dog and culture them? It shouldn't be too hard. Tim Freeman Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=1302