Suspended Animation Tests Successful

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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Re:Blown in half

[Afty0r]

At what point does a soldier's life suddenly become worth less than your own?

Perhaps at the point where a soldier chooses to provide a service that involves killing people without question, in return for a paycheck?

What's the big deal?

[Anonymous Coward]

I do this every night, usually for much longer than an hour or two. Wake me when there's some real news