Monthly Archives: January 2009

Jehovah’s witnesses and cryonics

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Ben Best

When I was in New Zealand in 1999, CI Member Cam Christie told me that one of his co-workers was against cryonics because she was a Jehovah’s  Witness and her church had a position against cryonics. I recently found an … Continue reading →

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Marcelon Johnson dies and is not cryopreserved

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Mike Darwin

For Immediate Release, Friday, 24 January, 2009 Date: 23 January, 2009 Introduction I have been informed that Marcelon (Marce) Johnson died on 01/21/2009, was cremated, and not cryopreserved. I understand this information may come as a surprise and as a … Continue reading →

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5 dangerous ideas about cryonics

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Aschwin de Wolf

The cryonics organizations Alcor and the Cryonics Institute have taken great care to correct some of the persistent myths about cryonics. With so much widespread misinformation being circulated in the media it seems trivial to pay attention to some of … Continue reading →

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Patrick Millard’s cryonics photography

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Aschwin de Wolf

Patrick Millard is a Michigan based artist who works with different media including photography, painting, mixed media, sound, and installation. He currently works as an adjunct professor of photography at Grand Valley State University and Grand Rapids Community College and … Continue reading →

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The red blood cell as a model for cryoprotectant toxicity

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Aschwin de Wolf

Various approaches are available to investigate cryoprotectant toxicity, ranging from theoretical work in organic chemistry to  cryopreservation of complete animals. Because resuscitation of complex organisms after cryopreservation is not feasible at the moment, such investigations need to be confined to … Continue reading →

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A simple method to resuscitate rats from cold circulatory arrest

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Chana de Wolf

This is the eighth entry in a series about resuscitation of non-hibernating rodents from circulatory arrest at ultraprofound hypothermic and high subzero temperatures. In 1982, P.D. Rogers and G.P. Webb published some of their observations (based on previous papers and … Continue reading →

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Resusciation of larger mammals from subzero temperatures

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Chana de Wolf

This is the seventh entry in a series about resuscitation of non-hibernating rodents from circulatory arrest at ultraprofound hypothermic and high subzero temperatures. After spending a few years on perfecting on Andjus’ technique for resuscitating rodents (rats and hamsters) from … Continue reading →

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Behavioral effects of ultraprofound hypothermia in rats

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Chana de Wolf

This is the sixth entry in a series about resuscitation of non-hibernating rodents from circulatory arrest at ultraprofound hypothermic and high subzero temperatures. After successfully reanimating rats from deep body temperatures of 0 – 2 degrees C and subsequent respiratory … Continue reading →

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