X-Message-Number: 18225
Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2001 07:40:30 -0500
From: Thomas Donaldson <>
Subject: 25 Dec comments

Hi everyone!

First of all, if it didn't come through the first time, MERRY CHRISTMAS.
The thing to remember is that the times are different here in Australia
from those in the US. We get Christmas ahead of you, but not by a whole
day, just to make things confusing.

This message, though, also has another subject. John Clark inserted a
message, which he got from the Internet, about a new substance which
increased the lifespan of fruit flies by 15%. Unfortunately other
treatments have done much better; if this substance (unnamed) increases
the lifespan of fruit flies by only 15% then it would be worthwhile
to know such things as whether it did this by working according to 
a quite different principle to existing drugs, or what.

I have noticed a variety of people giving quotes from the Internet
on these issues, and even on damage caused by freezing. I too have
used the Internet. However anyone who does so seriously should also
see what is available elsewhere, starting with SCIENCE and NATURE 
and going on into relevant periodicals. Some of these, for instance,
may be available on the Internet but only by paying a price for 
access. 

Just a comment about Cryonet: there's much more in the world than
the Internet.

		Best wishes and long long life for all,

			Thomas Donaldson

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