"Human antifreeze could kick-start the cryonics game by making it easier to perform low-temperature surgery, according to Wired magazine."
"Cryonics is the practice of preserving organisms, or at least their brains, for possible future revival by storing them at cryogenic temperatures where metabolism and decay are almost completely stopped."
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Source: Wired
See also:
BioTime
Cryonics - Wikipedia
