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  2. Cryonics - Wikipedia

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    Cryonics (from Greek: κρύος kryos, meaning "cold") is the low-temperature freezing (usually at −196 °C or −320.8 °F or 77.1 K) and storage of human remains in the hope that resurrection may be possible in the future. [1] [2] Cryonics is regarded with skepticism by the mainstream scientific community.

  3. List of people who arranged for cryonics - Wikipedia

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    List of people who arranged for cryonics. ... Deceased people who have been cryopreserved. James Bedford, 1967 [16] Dora Kent, 1987 [17] Dick Clair, 1988 [18] [19]

  4. James Bedford - Wikipedia

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    LES offers to freeze free of charge the first person desirous and in need of cryogenic suspension." Bedford did not take this opportunity, however, but later used his own funds. Bedford suffered from kidney cancer that had later metastasized into his lungs, a condition that was untreatable at the time. [5] Bedford died in 1967 at 73 years old.

  5. Category:Cryonically preserved people - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of people who have been cryonically preserved. It is generally difficult to ascertain who is in this state due to medical privacy concerns; however, some cases have been publicized. Subcategories

  6. Cryonics Institute - Wikipedia

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    The cryonics procedure performed by the Cryonics Institute begins with a process called vitrification where the body is perfused with cryoprotective agents to protect against damage in the freezing process. After this, the body is cooled to -196°C over a day or two days in a computer-controlled chamber before being placed in a long-term ...

  7. Alcor Life Extension Foundation - Wikipedia

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    The first of these seminars attracted 30 people. On July 16, 1976, Alcor performed its first human cryopreservation on Fred Chamberlain's father. [11] That same year, research in cryonics began with initial funding provided by the Manrise Corporation. At that time, Alcor's office consisted of a mobile surgical unit in a large van.

  8. KrioRus - Wikipedia

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    KrioRus was founded in 2005 by a group of nine people who wanted to be cryogenically frozen along with their relatives to be revived in the future. [5] [6] Some of the company founders had past experience in the field of cryopreservation. For instance, in 2003, Igor ARyukhov was the chief advisor to the project that aimed to preserve the brain ...

  9. Category:Cryonicists - Wikipedia

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    Individuals who have made arrangements to be cryopreserved upon death, or are otherwise involved in the cryonics movement. ... Cryonically preserved people (1 C, 22 P)