This is the second in a series of interviews with individuals in the life extension and cryonics movement. The first interview was with Cryonics Institute
My experiences with death began in 1974, when I was age 10. On Labor Day Sunday, while watching the Jerry Lewis MDA telethon, my father
It has been shown that perfusability of the brain is significantly compromised after long-term (>5 min) ischemic events (the “no reflow” phenomenon). Improving cerebral blood
Unless you are a long-time cryonicist or a surgeon, you may not have heard of BioTime before. This company, recently profiled for its innovative stem
In 1991 the Libertarian Alliance published an article called “Immortality: Liberty’s Final frontier” (PDF) by David Nicholas. In this article the author argues that “the
Rudi Hoffman, cryonics activist and the world’s leading cryonics insurance provider, is today’s featured guest on “The Future and You:” “You can too take it
Contrary to popular opinion, in cryonics the blood of the patient is replaced with a cryoprotective agent to reduce freezing, or more recently, to eliminate
A PDF file of this article with images is available here. “Tenderly you stroke a Nettle, and it stings you for your pains. Grasp it
In 2007, cryobiologist Armand M. Karow passed away. Unlike many contemporary cryobiologists, Karow offered cautious support for the objectives of cryonics. In the mid-1960s, Karow
In NATURE (Oct. 15), Professor Isamu Suda (Kobe University, Japan) and associates, reported a study on the Viability of Long Term Frozen Cat Brain in