X-Message-Number: 21484
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 08:24:55 +0000
From: Kennita Watson <>
Subject: Plastination

Greg Jordan wrote:
> On the surface it just sounded better than freezing at liquid nitrogen
> temperatures, because it doesn't involve breaking the cell walls (as I
> understand it). The maintenance is also much less involved apparently.

Very quickly I thought:  "They might not be broken, but given
all the activity that goes on inside cells at room temperature
(what was that I've heard about apoptosis?) they might well be
dissolved, which would be worse.".  Just something to consider.

-- 
May you live long and prosper,
Kennita
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