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Ultrasound Blasts Could One Day Induce Hibernation in Astronauts
- ChatGTP 3y agoWe’re so close to 2001 A Space Space Odyssey!
- jjk166 3y agoThis is a very exciting development, but I'm curious about what side effects coming out of such a state would have, especially in a species that doesn't naturally enter a torpor state. It mentioned the mice took about 2 hours to recover, but no mention for the rats, and it's unclear what exactly "recover" means. I'd also be curious what effect this has on aging. Like if a mouse with a normal 12-18 month lifespan is kept in this state for 6 months, will that extend its life by 30-50% or will it still die around the same time? I'm not sure how I'd feel about hibernating for long periods if I knew I was never going to get that time back.
- lagniappe 3y ago> I'd also be curious what effect this has on aging. Like if a mouse with a normal 12-18 month lifespan is kept in this state for 6 months, will that extend its life by 30-50% or will it still die around the same time? I'm not sure how I'd feel about hibernating for long periods if I knew I was never going to get that time back. Imagine how riveting that would be, in human terms, to go in stasis and come out, possibly in good times, possibly in bad times, but half your normal lifespan has passed.. Imagine going to sleep in post-war 1946 to wake up attached to a machine 6 months before y2k.