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• Confident of medical advances, some put faith in freezing

  As Richard Leis Jr. learns about the science of today to provide his livelihood, he's counting on the science of tomorrow to give him a second chance at life if his is cut short. Leis studies geosciences at the University of Arizona and works in the Read More...
  Posted Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:12 AM by Editor / 0 Comments

  Tags: Cryonics, Alcor Life Extension Foundation

• Eleventh Hour: They Only Freeze the Heads!

  Really! Most of us are familiar with the idea of cryogenically freezing recently dead people, right? Companies freeze the corpse shortly after death to very low temperatures, in the hopes of preserving the person until such time as scientists can reverse Read More...
  Posted Friday, November 14, 2008 5:38 AM by Editor / 0 Comments

  Tags: Cryonics, Alcor Life Extension Foundation

• A science without a deadline

  The year is 2058. Masked and gowned medical personnel work eagerly around a still figure lying on a grey, sterile operating table. These doctors and nurses are repairing the patient’s damaged organs, one by one.This operation is more complex than Read More...
  Posted Saturday, November 08, 2008 3:13 AM by Editor / 0 Comments

  Tags: Cryonics, Alcor Life Extension Foundation

• Cryonics movement leader `deanimates'

  The Plantation psychologist was a funny guy who was serious about life after death. Dr. Steven P. Rievman, a Plantation, Florida psychologist, believed in a better world to come and figured his best shot at being part of it was putting himself on ice. Read More...
  Posted Tuesday, May 20, 2008 3:45 PM by Editor / 0 Comments

  Tags: Cryonics, Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Rievman

• Inside Alcor

  A Channel 12 News feature looks in depth at the cryonics provider Alcor in a two part video that can be viewed online: "The non-profit organization, founded in 1972, relocated to Arizona in 1994, in response to concerns that its California facility was too small and vulnerable to earthquake risk. Cryonics is the process of using very cold temperatures to stop the dying process when ordinary medicine can no longer sustain life. The idea is to preserve patients until cures are found for their illnesses and the technology to revive them becomes available. Alcor says it uses an ice-free process, called vitrification, in which more than 60% of the water inside a patient's cells is replaced with protective chemicals, preventing freezing during deep cooling. ... Alcor has about 800 members and nearly 75 patients." You can learn more about the basics of cryonics, the science and personal financial details behind cryonics at the Alcor website. Alcor also maintains a newsletter and blog for those who like to keep up to date with research and organizational developments.
  
  View the Article Under Discussion: http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/insidealcor02212007-CR.html
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  Posted Sunday, February 25, 2007 7:55 AM from Longevity Meme News and Commentary / 0 Comments

  Tags: Alcor Life Extension Foundation

• Alcor Is Hiring

  Cryonics provider and research organization Alcor is looking for a research scientist: "We have an immediate job opening for a research scientist. The candidate will be working in Alcor's R&D lab, assisting in research on cerebral ischemia, cardiopulmonary bypass, hypothermia, and cryobiology. The candidate will also assist in human cryopreservations and related tasks. Requirements include a graduate degree and experience in biology, biochemistry, or other medical science. Candidates must have a publication history. Preference is given to candidates who demonstrate a familiarity with cryonics and human cryopreservation." By way of a reminder, Alcor recently celebrated its 35th anniversary, and is presently nearing completion of the 2006-2007 Matching Grant for Intermediate Temperature Storage Research - help out if you can. All too many people presently alive today will have no other option than cryonic suspension as a chance for healthy life in the future, as they will age to death faster than healthy life extension technologies can be developed and commercialized.
  
  View the Article Under Discussion: http://www.alcornews.org/weblog/2007/02/job_opening_at_alcor.html
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  Posted Friday, February 23, 2007 4:42 PM from Longevity Meme News and Commentary / 0 Comments

  Tags: Alcor Life Extension Foundation

• Alcor Conference Review

  A review of last month's Alcor conference on cryonics can be found at Alcor News: "The presentations Sunday morning were more concerned with practical research considerations for cryonicists. Brian Wowk and Gregory Fahy presented a lot of technical explanation on what causes freezing damage, how vitrification techniques manage to avoid most of it, and what progress their laboratory is making on preventing freezing damage in rabbit kidneys (steady progress every year; but with many technical details still to be worked out). Brian Wowk noted that recent micrographs of tissue suggest it is possible that more brain structure is preserved by straight freezing than originally thought, although whether the preservation is at a level that could result in resuscitation is completely unknown. One of the high points (for me) of Greg Fahy's talk was his detailed summary of the original research on freezing damage and preservation done by Audrey Smith decades ago and the incredible persistence it took for her to achieve results."
  
  View the Article Under Discussion: http://www.alcornews.org/weblog/2006/11/conference_review.html
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  Posted Tuesday, November 28, 2006 3:42 AM from Longevity Meme News and Commentary / 0 Comments

  Tags: Cryonics, Alcor Life Extension Foundation

• Organization at Alcor

  Since organization seems to be the topic today, here is a long update from the cryonics provider Alcor: "Earlier this year, Alcor engaged in some long-term organizational planning. The result was the drafting of a three-year plan for development. ... It considered strategic positioning and facility improvements that would be necessary to transitioning Alcor from a small start-up into an organization that is capable of surviving successful outreach and mass marketing. ... We still have a lot of work to do, but we have a good staff that is fully capable of handling the load. We're pleased with the progress that has recently occurred, and we intend to keep the momentum going ... Needless to say, we're excited about the current direction Alcor is headed, though we're fully aware that there is still a tremendous amount to do. We hope you'll stay tuned and see how this all develops"
  
  View the Article Under Discussion: http://www.alcornews.org/weblog/2006/11/an_update_on_recent_progress.html
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  Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 7:01 AM from Longevity Meme News and Commentary / 0 Comments

  Tags: Alcor Life Extension Foundation