X-Message-Number: 6980
From:  (Randy)
Subject: SCI.CRYONICS Alcor & Visser make AP Wire story
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 03:09:35 GMT

Found this story about Alcor demo of Visser method written  by
Michelle Boorstein on the Boston Globe national news  AP wire at this
location:


http://www.boston.com/globe/ap/cgi-bin/retrieve.cgi?%2Fapwir%2Fnation%2F%2F267%2F017
You can cut/copy and paste that URL into your web browser, but it may
be gone in a day, so search AP archives, if so.

The story is quite favorable and leans to the "gee whiz" school of
science journalism. The story describes the recent Visser method demo
at Alcor. Cryonics & Alcor are mentioned briefly and Alcor is quoted
as saying that they hope to apply method to whole-body preservation.

Reaction from Greg F as quoted in the article is non-committal and
neutral.

What I find interesting is the lack of the typical nose for a
salacious story on the part of Michelle Boorstein. How was she
convinced to disregard the neuro aspect? Why such a respectful
attitude towards cryonics ( or perhaps lack of disrespect would be
more accurate)? Or is she other than disinterested in cryonics?

Quite a coup for Alcor and cryonics. Keep up the good work.

Randy Smith


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