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| # 0019.4 | The Technical Feasibility of Cryonics; part #4 [Ralph Merkle] |
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39, pages 6-16.
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Determining the Healthy State
In the second phase of the analysis, determination of the healthy state,
we determine what the repaired (healthy) tissue . . . frozen) tissue. In
determination of the healthy state, we must generate a revised
structural data . . . the revised data base describes the healthy state of the tissue
that we desire to . . . of the program that determines the healthy state will
vary with the quality of the . . . but "equivalent"
structure (e.g., an "artificial brain"). This possibility has been much
discussed[11, . . . same essential character as the
biological human after which it was patterned, it would indisputably
. . . it is possible to build a human brain, for this has been done by
traditional . . . to the traditional
technique for building a brain, we might use a "guided growth" strategy.
. . . of all the cells involved. The human brain has roughly 10^12 nerve
cells, plus . . . insuring that the volume occupied before and after
warming was the same (i.e., of . . . Of course, ice has a smaller volume after it melts. The introduction of
nanovacuoles would . . . would be automatically and spontaneously digested
immediately after warming. Very large increases in strength could . . . death. In the case of the human brain, the
damage would have to obliterate the . . . have to remain
undeveloped in practice, even after several centuries.
An examination of potential future . . . watt: one joule per second
One kilowatt hour: 3.6 x 10^6 joules
Avogadro' (22 Nov 92 21:17:02, 28 KB) |
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| # 9618 | The So-called Failure of the Cryonics Movement [Halperin, Jim] |
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everyone I come into extended
contact with. After brief discussion, nearly all seem at least
. . . of tissue samples, and, if feasible, entire brains, as an incentive for
organ donors.
As . . . e. DNA) samples, and to accept human brains for cryonic preservation
in perpetuity until identity . . . their deaths, their
tissue samples and/or brains to be preserved for possible cloning and/ . . . preservation, plus
an additional $500,000 for brain preservation (total $600,000).
Something similar to . . . to collect tissue samples from my body
after my death, and, if feasible, to remove my entire brain. At the sole
option of (name of . . . to attract than
the organ donation constituency? After all, both groups embrace both
science and . . . that would seem a much easier sell. After all, with brain-only cryonics,
storage would . . . doing it, so maybe it's acceptable after all) aspect to
the common view of . . . enactment of specific
cryonics laws in various states. In my opinion, this would nearly always
. . . flow for at least 24 to 48 hours while
families are notified. Presumably brain ischemia (Mon, 4 May 1998, 15 KB) |
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| # 26011 | Living Will and Beyond [benbest] |
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would obviously be inappropriate for the United States:
old version: http://www.cryocdn.org/attorney. . . . The
fact of being in a vegetative state is irrelevant. A person
in cryostorage is in a vegetative state. If being on life support does not
. . . would both prefer to remain in that
state rather than be cryopreserved. The chances of medicine discovering
a cure for the condition causing our vegetative state may be better
than the chances of . . . damage -- the most serious being to the brain or the blood vessels (damage
to the . . . lead to immediate deanimation -- it could take hours or days to
choke to death. It . . . some
means of maintaining a Cryonics Surrogate after declaration of legal
death -- someone who could (Wed, 13 Apr 2005, 6 KB) |
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| # 8974 | Re: CryoNet #8965 - #8966 [Thomas Donaldson] |
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enough for storage for more than 12 hours, is presently
a dream only. At a . . . revive the guinea pigs
to a healthy state: all came back with widespread brain, heart, and organ
damage, and did not . . . an operation may be
done on the brain or the heart. Taking the temperature down . . . Hextend may even help in
reviving people after the so-called "five minute limit": other (Tue, 6 Jan 1998, 2 KB) |
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| # 7684 | Cryopreservation report (final) [Charles Platt] |
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temperature of 3.2 C, a
right brain surface temperature 1.8 C and left brain surface
temperature of 2.2.0 degrees . . . was examined at
multiple locations in both brain hemispheres and only
occasionally were any aggregates . . . intravascular dye was not
administered to evaluate brain perfusion status in this
patient.
Near the . . . on the bone abutting the forebrain.
The brain was noted to be moderately dehydrated at . . . 8 degrees
C.
The first temperature readings after submersion in the
Silcool were right brain . . . over a period
of approximately 16.5 hours. The maximum surface to core
temperature difference . . . C and
occurred during the first two hours of cooling. Surface to
core temperature differences . . . and location of ice in the
cryopreserved state.
Samples of spinal cord, left ventricle, and (Thu, 13 Feb 1997, 19 KB) |
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| # 12624 | Can Organ Cryopreservation Be Achieved? [Mike Darwin] |
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inferior or
inappropriate tests to validate viability after cryopreservation. One of my
favorites is dye exclusion where right after thawing ~90% of the cells are
"alive", and if you repeat the test an hour later the number is ~10%. Guess
which . . . WHICH organ are you talking about. The brain is unique,
and here we have the . . . have revealed that information
storage in the brain is occurring at a far higher density . . . discovered that
information is stored in the brain with very high spatial density on the
. . . the depth of small pieces of rat brain.
To achieve this, Dodt used a microscope . . . precision.
A solution was added to the brain slices which contained neurotransmitter
in a special . . . Company's perfusion system which allowed
48 hour preservation. This took the pressure off, and . . . not be implemented or
available until years after they are technologically and financially
possible. In . . . goal has to
be to improve the state of brain cryopreservation and ultimately to achieve
(Sat, 23 Oct 1999, 20 KB) |
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| # 15259 | Re: trade-offs in choosing protocols [Charles Platt] |
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a comparative study, in
which some dog brains were perfused using the best-available
glycerol- . . . from CI of their work using
sheep brains. In other words, the purpose of the . . . You don't have to be a brain surgeon to
interpret these pictures. For instance an ice hole, where all brain tissue
has been displaced, shredded, and/or . . . What I'll be able to do after the Singularity."
2. CryoCare Update #6. This . . . vitrification work, including preservation of two rabbit brains that were
rewarmed from -80 Celsius (approx) . . . maintain near-freezing temperatures for a 7-hour (minimum)
journey in summer temperatures, using a . . . thread.
My personal opinion (which has been stated many times before) is that any
patient (Thu, 4 Jan 2001, 8 KB) |
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| # 16277 | KRYOS NEWS # 6 [Mgdarwin] |
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are going to die soon.
While this state of affairs is normally hardly an advantage, . . . a promising therapy is
applied to cryopatients after legal death is properly pronounced.
HIGH IMPULSE . . . to widespread clinical application outside the United States in the
form of the Ambu Cardiopump: . . . chest and pull upon
the chest wall after each compression with the suction cup. The . . . cup of the device is pulled up after each
compression the pressure inside the chest . . . to improve
blood flow to both the brain and the heart and to increase survival . . . with 18 to 20 kg of force after each downstroke of CPR.
{Rabl, 1997 #45}.
. . . to
maintain cerebral perfusion for 55 minutes after cardiac arrest.
ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENT
During the course . . . too much is removed circulation to the brain is
compromised; very low blood levels of CO2 cause brain blood vessels to become
constricted. In fact, . . . work -- and work for up to an hour or longer. Kryos will be
using all (Sun, 13 May 2001, 11 KB) |
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| # 5957 | BPI TECH BRIEF #18 [Mike Darwin] |
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with several cryonics organizations before
contacting CC, after being informed he was terminally ill.
Formal . . . not had a definitive diagnosis of
cancer. After more than five months of sacral pain, . . . hears hoof beats in the Western United States one generally
thinks of horses, not zebras. . . . procedures and to the biopsying of his brain in exchange for
reducing the basic cost . . . for cryonics.
Further, in some cases the state, acting through the
courts, may appropriate these . . . care cost
and availability in the United States which is occurring now,
should be considered . . . sentinel in this respect.
A few days after his colonoscopy, the patient began to
experience . . . to the left occipital lobe of the brain
which was likely responsible for the right- . . . to rule out malignant involvement of the
brain (the patient's family was informed of . . . in the left occipital
lobe of the brain. Dr. Harris, in conjunction with the
patient' . . . his concerns about possible damage to his brain from the
radiation which might compromise his . . . minimal or
absent blood flow (ischemia) for hours prior to cardio-
respiratory arrest and pronouncement (19 Mar 96 00:18:15, 27 KB) |
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| # 7577 | Cryonics Case History [Charles Platt] |
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with several cryonics organizations before
contacting CC, after being informed he was terminally ill.
Formal . . . not had a definitive diagnosis of
cancer. After more than five months of sacral pain, . . . hears hoof beats in the Western United States one generally
thinks of horses, not zebras. . . . procedures and to the biopsying of his brain in exchange for
reducing the basic cost . . . for cryonics.
Further, in some cases the state, acting through the
courts, may appropriate these . . . care cost
and availability in the United States which is occurring now,
should be considered . . . sentinel in this respect.
A few days after his colonoscopy, the patient began to
experience . . . to the left occipital lobe of the brain
which was likely responsible for the right- . . . to rule out malignant involvement of the
brain (the patient's family was informed of . . . in the left occipital
lobe of the brain. Dr. Harris, in conjunction with the
patient' . . . his concerns about possible damage to his brain from the
radiation which might compromise his . . . minimal or absent blood flow (ischemia)
for hours prior to cardio-respiratory arrest and
pronouncement (Tue, 28 Jan 1997, 27 KB) |
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