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Reversible vitrification of organs is a field starting to show some promise. It will revolutionize the transplant industry, and will bring more attention to cry
by reasonattlm 9y ago
Reversible vitrification of organs is a field starting to show some promise. It will revolutionize the transplant industry, and will bring more attention to cryonics.
https://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21690025-after-decades-piecemeal-progress-science-cryogenically-storing-human https://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/216900...
There is also some interesting work spurred by the Brain Preservation Prize:
http://www.brainpreservation.org/small-mammal-announcement/ http://www.brainpreservation.org/small-mammal-announcement/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2015.09.003 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2015.09.003
"We describe here a new cryobiological and neurobiological technique, aldehyde-stabilized cryopreservation (ASC), which demonstrates the relevance and utility of advanced cryopreservation science for the neurobiological research community. ASC is a new brain-banking technique designed to facilitate neuroanatomic research such as connectomics research, and has the unique ability to combine stable long term ice-free sample storage with excellent anatomical resolution."