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"Cryonics" is an experimental procedure whereby patients who can no longer be kept alive with today's medical abilities are preserved at low temperature for treatment in the future. The media think of this as "freezing people," but the field is more complex than that. Cryonics is not the same as "cryogenics," a more general term referring to a branch of physics and engineering concerned with the production of very low temperatures (e.g. by producing and storing liquid nitrogen, helium, and oxygen). See the link for "Cryotechnology." Also included here are a few sites about "nanotechnology," a new field concerned with the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules. Cryonics researchers assume that some form of nanotechnology may be required to revive the patients preserved by cryonics techniques. stevebridge 07 / 21 / 00

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Cryonics and Cryptography "Cryonics, Cryptography, and Maximum Likelihood Estimation," a paper by Ralph Merkle, Ph.D. merkle.com/merkleDir/cryptoCryo.html

Danish Cryonics Support Group The DCSG consists primarily of Danish members of the Cryonics Institute (CI) and those interested in becoming members of a suspension organization. The site is in both English and Danish. cryo.secureid.org

Cryonics A slim, but interesting perspective piece on cryonics by Mark Prado, an American living in Thailand. www.permanent.com/mark/cryonics.html

Alcor Life Extension Foundation (Cryonics) Site for major cryonics organization in Scottsdale AZ. Contains a lot of information, including an on-line photo-tour of the building and of the cryonics process. www.alcor.org

Trans Time, Inc. -- Cryonics Services A cryonics service provider in San Leandro, California. www.transtime.com

Cryonics Institute: Cryonics Suspension Services Cryonic suspension services & information. Much of the text is also available in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese by clicking on the appropriate button. This organization was founded by Robert Ettinger, the "father" of cryonics. www.cryonics.org

New Zealand Cryonics Society A new organization in New Zealand. www.igrin.co.nz/~nzcryosociety

Anders Sandberg's cryonics page An extensive list of links to cryonics articles and to European sites related to cryonics. www.aleph.se/Trans/Individual/Cryonics

Cryonics Association of Australia An Interim site describing the resources of Cryonicists in Australia and listing other related sites. prix.pricom.com.au/caa

Ben Best's Cryonics Articles Primarily dealing with technical issues in cryonics. www.benbest.com/cryonics/cryonics.html

The Society for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Dead A fascinating medical essay about the history of attempts to revive people who appear dead and the relationship of these ideas to cryonics. By Steven B. Harris, M.D. www.skeptic.com/01.2.harris-dead.html

The Society for Venturism A non-profit organization with the purpose of promoting "the worldwide conquest of death and the continuation and enhancement of life through technological means, including cryonic suspension." Does not offer cryonics services. In Scottsdale, AZ. www.venturist.org

The Cryonics Society of Canada For education and to organize cryonics in Canada. Does not provide cryonics services. www.cryocdn.org

Was Walt Disney Frozen? The truth (no, he wasn't) with the legends behind the myth. www.snopes.com/disney/waltdisn/frozen.htm

Synthetic pleasures Home page for documentary film about life extension, cryonics, body decoration, and other aspects of modern technological life. www.caipirinha.com/Film/spcontent.html

Brain Death and Technological Change: Personal Identity, Neural Prostheses and Uploading A far-seeing but technical paper by James J. Hughes, prepared for the Second International Symposium on Brain Death. Date unclear, but 1996 or later. Includes discussion of cryonics and nanotechnology. www.changesurfer.com/Hlth/BD/Brain.html#RTFToC13

Cryonics Ralph Merkle's cryonics introduction. Short but requires some knowledge of cryonics already. www.merkle.com/cryo

CryoCare Foundation - Cryonics Services CryoCare Foundation offers cryonics services. The site includes a good explanation of cryonics, with a large library of articles. www.cryocare.org

BioPreservation, Inc. - Cryopreservation Services A series of technical papers on cryopreservation research. www.cryocare.org/bpi/bpi.html

Can Cryopreservation Solve the Abortion Problem? An thoughtful article by Thomas Gramstad which examines the social implications of preserving aborted embryos. From Longevity Report. www.ifi.uio.no/~thomas/po/cryobortion.html

Cryonics Over Dead Geeks' Bodies Wired News article by Michelle Delio, based on an interview with Heather Pringle, author of the new book: "The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession and the Everlasting Dead". www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,45188,00.html

Life Extension Society A cryonics public education organization in the Maryland/D.C. area. Not a service provider. keithlynch.net/les

American Cryonics Society The oldest Cryonics membership organization; founded in 1969 as the Bay Area Cryonics Society. In Mountain View CA. Offers background information, articles and theories. AmericanCryonics.org

Cryonics.info A new discussion forum on cryonics, attempting to focus on science issues. Also some links to basic information. cryonics.info

Long Life -- The Cryonics Institute E-Newsletter Free news, updates, and links about the latest scientific, medical, health, anti-aging, and social developments relevant to CI's goal of saving, preserving, and extending human lives. groups.yahoo.com/group/long_life

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