X-Message-Number: 7588
Date: 29 Jan 97 02:51:59 EST
From: Paul Wakfer <>
Subject: Why Prometheus Still Necessary

     During comments on the Canadian Cryonics Dinner in cryomsg #7570,
Ben Best wrote:

>One person asked why, if $50,000 per month is being spent on
>cryoprotectant research at 21st Century Medicine, the Prometheus Project
>is still necessary. I wasn't able to give a very good answer.

The answer to this is really quite simple.

1) The total yearly funding for 21CM is nowhere near the $1million per year
   that appears to be required for the research of the Prometheus Project.
2) The money funding 21CM is not all being spent on research leading to
   suspended animation.
3) The 21CM funding is not pledged for ten years as required by the
   Prometheus Project.
4) Those wanting to see the achievment of perfected suspended animation,
   and willing to fund that goal, do not wish to rely solely on the
   continued funding of only two people from one organization.

The cryoprotectant work at 21CM is extremely welcome and will hopefully
lead to advances that will make the Prometheus Project even more feasible.
However, it is not a replacement for the Project. Instead, the timely
execution of this research and the procurement of equipment which will be
needed for conducting the Prometheus Project research should allow the
Project to begin earlier and possibly to reach its goal sooner.

-- Paul --

Paul Wakfer
email:  phone:909-481-9620  pager:800-805-2870

HELP TO ACHIEVE - PERFECTED SUSPENDED ANIMATION WITHIN 20 YEARS!

Check out the Prometheus Project web site at URL:
http://www.prometheus-project.org/prometheus/


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