X-Message-Number: 9350 Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 07:19:51 -0800 (PST) From: Brian D Williams <> Subject: reviving the frozen Reposted from Extropians, sorry to interupt the turing discussion... ;) From: Damien Broderick <> Subject: Reviving the frozen A fascinating radio broadcast in Australia last night (Tues March 24) with James Lovelock, inventor of the Gaia hypothesis. He was interviewed by a very intelligent autodidact named Phillip Adams. I missed half the program, but was astounded to hear Lovelock's claim that after his unpatented invention (in the '50s? ' 40s?) of the microwave oven - or at least of using microwaves to thaw frozen stuff - certain researchers in the '50s successfully revived small frozen mammals by that method. How pristine the animals' neurology was and how long they lasted after revival wasn't made clear, but Lovelock was explicit about their chilly temporary state - frozen hamsters, he said, were quite solid; you could knock them against the lab bench. After thawing, they'd run around. I have a lot of respect for Lovelock's integrity and ingenuity. Yet this claim appears to surpass anything that current cryonics specialists seem able to replicate. It would be useful to hear some informed comments from, say, Paul Wakfer or other knowledgeable suspension enthusiasts. Damien Broderick Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=9350