X-Message-Number: 3044 From: Newsgroups: sci.cryonics Subject: frozen turtles live Date: Thu, 01 Sep 94 02:12:11 PDT Message-ID: <343rnh$> I recently read a new and very interesting book called Medical Herpetology by S. Grenard. In it he goes to great length explaining how animals such as turtles can be completely frozen and maintain themselves for months without oxygen and then come to life on warm-up. There are cryoprotectants in turtle body water (blood, tissue fluids) that can be of value in the prez of human or mammalian cryonics experiments. This book is available from the publisher for 19.95 +2.50pp. Their tel #is 717-622-6050. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=3044