X-Message-Number: 6883
From: Brian Wowk <>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:13:36 -0500
Subject: Reply to nobody

Date: 12 Sep 96 04:44:01 GMT
Message-ID: <>
Newsgroups: sci.cryonics
Subject: Re: announcement
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In <>  
(Anonymous) writes:

>		yah but ci and algor claim to have the 
>                "exclusive" on it (didn't u read their 
>                announcement) so it stands to reason 
>                they will be able to apply it (and any 
>                adaptations made by third parties) to 
>                their stiffs without risking a costly 
>                lawsuit on behalf of the developer and
>                the cryo orgs that have the license.

	Not if the third parties also patent their technology
(such as base perfusates essential for neurological recovery after
pre and post cryopreservation hypothermia).  Or does Mr. 
alias.net believe that he already has all the technology necessary 
for suspended animation?  

	Brain resuscitation is a complex and highly specialized field.
Reversible brain cryopreservation is an even more complex problem that
will require expertise on hypothermic brain resuscitation, neurobiology,
AND the latest innovations from the field of organ cryopreservation.
It is inherently a multi-million dollar, multi-year problem--  One
that can be solved fastest by pooling the resources of cryonicists
into an independent non-partisan company (licensing, as necessary,
technologies from CI/Alcor, Organ Inc., 21CM, etc.). 

	Cryonics research has been crawling along in a polarized
state for years now.  Recently a very sucessful attempt was launched
to break that polarization (Prometheus Project) and bring serious
resources to bear on the problem of brain cryopreservation.  In
that vein, I hope that pilot studies of the Visser method work
out well for CI and Alcor (and that they reap the early reward of
better brain ultrastructure for their initiative with Visser).  
However I think it would be unfortunate if CI/Alcor attempt to go it
alone on the *long-range* goal of perfected brain cryopreservation.
Much more capital (financial and technological) would be available
in a joint effort, and EVERYONE would benefit years sooner.

	So I by all means encourage Alcor and CI members to sponsor
pilot studies of the Visser method to specifically determine its
utility for brain preservation.  And once that utility is determined,
a large-scale joint effort should be mounted to definitely conquer
the problem of reversible brain preservation.  With $3,000,000 of
conditional pledges, $7,000,000 more to come, and a start date in
1997, the Prometheus Project is the ideal vehicle for this effort.    

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Brian Wowk          CryoCare Foundation               1-800-TOP-CARE
President           Human Cryopreservation Services   
   http://www.cryocare.org/cryocare/

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