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It is not freezing, it is vitrifying. If ice crystals form, then cell walls are destroyed. The water must not expand as it cools. It must become an amorphous s
by chasil 1y ago
It is not freezing, it is vitrifying.
If ice crystals form, then cell walls are destroyed. The water must not expand as it cools. It must become an amorphous solid, a glass.
Making this happen, reversibly, will need heat to manage stress.
I can't imagine how much more complex brain vitrification will be. Hearts are far less challenging.