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Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 18:18:15 EST
Subject: Nitrogen Boiloff & new topic- brain preservation

Congratulations on cutting your LN2 costs per patient in half!   That is a 
significant savings which will compound interest and reduce costs over time.  
 Very clever and simple..  but extremely effective. Thanks to Dr Ettinger for 
the clarifying info.

I do have another question...  does anyone have a suggestion for simple 
chemical or cryopreservation of brains?  I find it darned annoying some of my 
relatives aren't cryonicists...  but it seems an easy loophole for organ 
donor/brain preservation in a last minute effort... although that would be a 
"last revived" scenario- I'm wondering if there isn't some easy way to 
accomplish this without huge problems..  Is there a company that would 
provide simple preservation--  ie, organ donor a brain to a company that will 
provide simple preservation- then cryosuspend same?  Are we missing a bet 
with some of our loved ones?  Would very much appreciate conversation on this 
topic, specifically as to legality, chemical and/or cryopreservation, and 
then storage- and absolute time from death to preservation... I understand 11 
hours is a significant number due to enzyme release? ---  and costs cheap 
enough to be paid out of pocket.   I am not interested in pie in the sky 
scenarios which would defeat the intent... quick, as effective as possible 
suspension of recent deceased with extraordinarily low costs.  Thanks to 
everyone.

best,


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