X-Message-Number: 17435
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2001 01:42:13 +0000
Subject: Re: Plastination
From: "" <>

> Charles Platt wrote:

> Anyone know if this report is accurate when it claims that the process
> is
> accurate "to the cellular level"? 

It is repeated on all the plastination websites, in any case. Few details
are given, however, so I've contacted the Institute for Plastination
for more info, also regarding the rate of decomposition in (uncooled)
plastinated specimens, legal & financial issues etc. They've said that
they'll look into the matter, but they're sure taking their sweet time
(months). Maybe it wouldn't hurt if some other cryonicists contacted
them as well. The IfP's website can be found at: 
http://www.plastination.com/ 

You could try to contact them via  (I also have
a private email address, but I don't think the guy would much appreciate
it if I posted it here).

If so, nanotech true-believers might
> prefer this over current methods of cryopreservation. And the maintenance
> costs would be negligible.

Yes, I definitely think that plastination has a lot of potential as a
(relatively) cheap and concenient cryonics alternative. Some thoughts

on the subject can be found at: 
http://anzwers.org/free/chimaera/plastination.html
The page is a bit dated, but afaik it's the only one that deals with
this particular topic (cryonics vs plastination).



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