Cryonics

Cryonics (from Greek kryos, which means 'cold') is the process of vitrifying a human (or animal) about  after a doctor says they are dead. People do that in hope that, in the future when medicine becomes better, they can have life again, solve their health problems and have eternal life.

Cold people like this are not awake at all as they have no brain activity. The law also says they are dead. Their body and its brain are made more like glass than ice because ice would harm their cells more. To do this, their blood is replaced with chemicals called cryoprotectants, which act like anti-freeze (something that stops freezing).

 Companies 
There are five big cryonics companies:
 Alcor, Arizona, USA
 Cryonics Institute (CI), Michigan, USA
 American Cryonics Society (ACS), California, USA
 KrioRus, Russia
Tomorrow Biostasis, Germany

 References 

 Other websites 
 Why Cryonics Makes Sense - Wait But Why
 Afterlife Insurance - Is Cryonics Really That Crazy | Answers With Joe

Category:Medicine
Category:Cryogenics