X-Message-Number: 3206 From: Date: Mon, 03 Oct 94 21:37:36 EDT Subject: CRYONICS more Taylor Responding to Ian Taylor's additional questions: "Under favorable circumstances" means mainly washout, cooling, and perfusion with little delay. Then, using Cryonics Institute procedures, apparently changes with respect to unfrozen controls are not large, with structure generally well preserved and no cracking at any level. Light microscope and electron microscope were used. The best way to get your answers in more detail is to read the report of Dr. Pichugin and Dr. Zhegunov in the next issue of THE IMMORTALIST, which will include selected photos. (Full set available.) If Mr. Taylor (or anyone else) wants to provide a mailing address, we will send a complimentary copy when the issue is ready, in roughly two weeks. On other questions: Only one cryonics organization has ever failed and lost patients, quite a few years back, and that one bore no resemblance to the present ones. There have been several suspensions since 1992, and the trend is clearly upward. CI currently has about 130 members. Funeral director Barry Albin is at Arthur Stanley House, 52 Culling Road, London SE16 2TN, phone 071-237-2600. Alcor UK is at 18 Potts Marsh Estate, Westham, East Sussex, phone 0323-460257. Robert Ettinger Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=3206