March 10, 2026
In a new study, researchers have vitrified mouse brain slices and then a complete brain with encouraging results: upon rewarming, much of the neuronal function was preserved [1]. The bumpy road to cryopreservation Successful cryopreservation is a coveted prize in medicine, as cryopreserving organs and tissues can make transplantation more accessible. It is also a...
June 27, 2023
For the first time in history, scientists have been able to freeze, preserve, rewarm, and transplant rat kidneys with a new method of organ cryopreservation [1]. The rewarming problem Today, organ transplantation is severely limited by the fact that organs can only be preserved for a short time in near-freezing temperatures. Long-term cryopreservation of...
February 05, 2019
(Death is in the "cryonics patients" section of his collection, a temporary exhibition, in the company of a young woman. They are sitting at a chess table, surrounded by the frozen display cases of the rest of the patients.) — That was a real nasty move, Miss Colomar. — If I really must play, I...