X-Message-Number: 4239
From:  (Anders Sandberg)
Newsgroups: sci.cryonics
Subject: Re: Cyroprotective Proteins
Date: 18 Apr 1995 15:53:37 GMT
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References: <3mf67l$>

How does cryoprotective proteins and carbohydrates work
in nature? One interesting solution would be to add genes
for the production of these substances to ourselves
(a bit non-trivial at present, but gene-therapy is starting
to get good), controlled by a regulator switch. When a
suspension is imminent, an artificial hormone activates them
and the body will be at least a bit less susceptible to
freezing damage. 

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