Tag Archives: Depressed Metabolism

Alcor member profile of Aschwin de Wolf

The latest issue of Cryonics magazine features my member profile. This profile was written by Cairn Idun, a long-time Alcor member and cryonics activist who is currently known for organizing the annual asset preservation and teens and twenties meetings. To … Continue reading

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The purple prose of suspended animation

Esquire magazine features an article on scientist Mark Roth and his research into “suspended animation.” As the website title “The Mad Scientist Bringing Back the Dead…. Really” indicates, this is not supposed to be a detailed account of Ikaria’s recent … Continue reading

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Human cryo-anabiosis

Recent advances with the use of hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide and “hibernation induction triggers” to depress metabolism in animal models have  renewed interest  in the possibility of human hibernation.  The ability to drastically depress human metabolism without the use of … Continue reading

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