cryonics
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14 Ways to Achieve Immortality That Will Totally Work, I Swear
Ocean quahogs can live to be over 500 years old. These clammy arseholes spend centuries doing nothing but burrowing into the ocean floor and filtering algae out of sea water. People, on the other hand, only get like 78 years before we die! This is not fair. Personally, I live actively in defiance of death,…
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The First ‘Death With Dignity’ Patient To Undergo Cryonic Preservation
A terminally ill patient who opted for assisted death has undergone cryonic preservation at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation. This preservation—the first of its kind—signifies an important milestone for cryonics advocates, who argue that the right to death, paradoxically, is a potential pathway to an eternal life.
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New Brain Preservation Technique Could Be A Path To Mind Uploading
Using a technique developed three years ago, researchers from MIT and 21st Century Medicine have shown that it’s possible to preserve the microscopic structures contained within a large mammalian brain. The breakthrough means scientists now have the means to store and study samples of the human brain over longer timescales – but the method could…
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The Most Futuristic Predictions That Came True In 2016
Another year has passed, which means we’re another step closer to the tomorrow of our dreams. Here are the most futuristic developments of 2016.