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Do Anyone know about Human Cryogenics?

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LAINA asked:


Well Im doing a power point for school on the topic. Do anyone know How the community might be affected by it? The effects of the issue among the medical profession and society itself? The ethical issues surrounding the topic? What are some pros and cons dealing with this issue?
Any type of information will be helpful, I found a few things, but I need as much info. I can regarding this. That way I wont miss any important information. Thanks People!

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2 Responses to “Do Anyone know about Human Cryogenics?”

  1. bravozulu on June 3rd, 2008 6:21 pm

    So far we can’t do it except for small samples like embryos. If the tissue doesn’t freeze quickly enough, crystals of ice will form that will destroy membranes. It would be great for storing organs that could be transplanted. It might make long distance space flights possible. One ethical issue is the guy would be dead but he could be revived if they figured out how to do it. You could freeze people until a cure is made for a certain condition or perhaps some might just want to live at a future time.

  2. Candice Z on June 6th, 2008 11:05 pm

    You do not MEAN **cryogenics**, which is low temperature physics: “The branches of physics and engineering that involve the study of very low temperatures, how to produce them, and how materials behave at those temperatures”. What you MEAN is “Does anyone know about cryonics?”.

    Some people worry about cryonics leading to a population explosion, but that is unrealistic both because so few people are interested in cryonics and because reproduction is by far the greatest contributor to population growth. Conventional medicine contributes to population growth (by keeping people alive) far more than cryonics is ever likely to.

    Most physicians and scientists view cryonics with skepticism because cryonics is so dependent upon future technology and because it is impossible to prove what future technology will be capable of doing. Nonetheless, a very high percentage of those who are involved in cryonics are scientists.

    The Wikipedia entry on cryonics gives a great deal of information about all aspects of cryonics, but you may be most interested in the section dealing with philosophy and
    ethics. And the external links section will take you to articles which deal with aspects of cryonics (including philosophy and ethics) in much greater detail than can be addressed in a Wikipedia article.

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