X-Message-Number: 26192 Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 08:46:36 -0400 From: "Raphael T. Haftka" <> Subject: Suspended Animation References: <> Article in June issue of Scientific American I was waiting for somebody to discuss the article (and front cover) on suspended animation in the June issue of Scientific American. Did I miss this discussion? It seems of great interest, because it describes research that has been going on for many years on inducing suspended animation in animals (including dogs). The most promising direction from Cryonics standpoint appears to be the idea that by putting organs in state of anoxia (practically zero access to oxygen) one can eliminate or drastically reduce ischemic damage. The research appears to be targeted towards finding perfusants that mimic oxygen and therefore block oxygen. It seems to me that the research is close enough to being of use to our community, but I would like to hear from members who know more than me about ischemic damage. Rafi Haftka Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=26192