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Suspended Animation Tests Successful

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the rip-van-winkle dept.

chrisb33 writes "Wired News reports that suspended animation tests have been successfully carried out with pigs. From the article: 'Long the domain of transhumanist nut-jobs, cryogenic suspension may be just two years away from clinical trials on humans (presuming someone can solve the sticky ethical problems).'" The pig that was the subject of the article was kept in suspended animation for two hours, and Duggan and his team have successfully suspended hundreds of pigs for an hour at a time. It's still a far cry from a spaceship filled with sleep pods, but would be just the ticket for doctors who need to buy extra time to save lives.

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  1. Welcome by gregbains · · Score: 5, Funny

    Welcome.... To the wold of 2 hours later

    1. Re:Welcome by iconeternal · · Score: 5, Funny

      it's like a tivo for the future. wanna know who wins the golf tournament, but don't want to sit around and wait for it? go into a state of suspended animation!

  2. old news by iconeternal · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've got four pounds of bacon in my fridge right now.