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Date: Sat, 6 May 1995 14:54:44 -0400
Subject: SCI. CRYONICS Ukrainian research

Dr. Yuri Pichugin and Dr. Gennadi Zhegunov in the Ukraine have passed some
temporary obstacles and are pressing forward again in their work on
evaluation and improvement of cryonic suspension methods. We have only a
preliminary report of the latest work, but it includes:

1. Rabbit brain pieces have been frozen to - 90 C, thawed, and glycerol
washed out, and then shown "bioelectric activity in culture of reanimated
brain slices." (Control pieces did not bear freezing even down to - 10 C.)
They regard this as indirect confirmation of Suda's work, and are proceeding
to the - 196 C phase.

2. They have succeeded in making arrangements for the use of human brain
tissue in future experiments. (This apparently involved considerable
discussion or negotiation.)

3. They are studying Mike Darwin's and Greg Fahy's evaluation of previous
work, duplicating the Cryonics Institute sheep head experiments, and will do
their own evaluation of Darwin's/Leaf's/Hixon's cat brain work. I would
prefer not to publicize  these until a consensus can be reached on the
correct interpretation(s), or until all sides have a firm opinion in light of
all the other opinions. 

Details will appear in THE IMMORTALIST from time to time.

Robert Ettinger
Cryonics Institute


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