X-Message-Number: 14056
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 13:34:23 -0900
From: "John  M Grigg" <>
Subject: We're on a roll here!!!

Paul Wakfer wrote:

Work is about to begin with a new VS which has allowed 21st Century Medicine 
researchers to achieve 95% cellular viability after testing the VS on rabbit 
kidney slices. In addition, work is continuing on methods of adding & removing 
VS that may be less damaging. Finally, it is possible that longer recovery times
may further improve the ultimate viability of the slices. All in all, prospects
for further improvement appear excellent.
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Wow!!!  This is fantastic news!!  I always thought it would be at least another 
decade or two till we got to this point considering the very limited funding for
research. 


And this breakthrough could be completed before the end of the year?  I am quite
amazed!  So this project(built of course on the foundation of previous 
research) has cost $100,000?  I remember how it was thought a budget in the tens
of millions would be needed for such advances and would take at least a decade 
of work.   


Is this project at least in part being funded by Saul Kent and Will Faloon?  I 
wonder how much of the funding came from private donations?


I was very pleased to read Fred Chamberlain's post stating how Alcor is in the 
midst of preparing to implement 21st Century Medicine advances.  Yep, "make mine
vitrified!"


Needless to say, this is a very exciting time for us.  Cryonics within just a 
few years may be in a more powerful position than ever before.  :)


best wishes,

John Grigg


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