X-Message-Number: 13217 Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 14:51:20 -0500 From: Saul Kent <> Subject: Reversible Cryopreservation Doug Skrecky wrote: >>> It seems to this crystal ball gazer that with reversible cryopreservation the primary application would be with transplant organs. Cryonics would be an interesting side line. My assumption is that reversible cryopreservation of organs, such as kidneys and hearts, for transplant will come before reversible cryopreservation of the brain, and certainly be- fore reversible whole-body cryopreservation. In fact, I expect that the combination of reversible cryopreservation of organs and other body parts (which 21st Century Medicine is working on) and improved methods of preventing the rejection of these parts by transplant recipients (which companies such as BioTransplant are working on) will make transplantation the fastest growing field in medicine within the next 5-to-10 years. I agree that cryonics will be a "side line" by com- parison with transplant medicine, but that cryonics will be- come increasingly popular, in part because of advances in transplant medicine and anti-aging medicine. ---Saul Kent Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=13217