X-Message-Number: 24264 From: "Basie" <> References: <> Subject: G. Urban Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:09:50 -0400 Even if this procedure was possible it will be to expensive even for the very rich. Basie "I have an idea about cryonics. The main problem with cryonics is, that people don't realize, that the frozen (and vitrified) patients are alive. The main aim of cryonics research therefore must be, to verify the viability of a deep cooled whole CNS. It is not enough to verify the viability of a hyppocampal slice, although it's much easier to do because of higher relative surface. All people would agree, that a simple injection is non-fatal, although most people think, that freezing is fatal. What if you would amplify the relative surface ratio of a brain by using the very conservative method of ijection? Of course, many injections at a time. You could inject the perfusion agents directly into the brain, thus achieving a perfect distribution of the chemicals, which can even be specially mixed for each different part of the brain. Unfortunately many blood vessels will be hurt, but this, together with those cells, that were directly hurt, is much lesser damage, than frost-related cell damage. (I mean, biologically, maybe it does some informatical damage, but every brain surgery does. If the injection needles are small enough, the info and blood vessel damage would be relatively small.) Even a short viability after resuscitation in a brain of an experimental animal would clearly show, that cryo patients are living persons, and therefore it would basically redefine the status and acceptance of cryonics." Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=24264