X-Message-Number: 1919
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 93 21:32:48 EST
From:  (Terry Ford)
Subject: CRYONICS


A few years back I heard somewhere that a group of scientists were attempting
to get a bunch of cells to (as close as scientifically possible) absoulte zero
.  As far as I can remember, the experiment was to attempt to actually freeze
(or dramastically slow down) the electons and other atomic particles,
therefore putting aging at about 1 yr for the cells/1,000,000,000 years on
the outside world, or something like that.  At the -200 or -50 or whatever
temperatures that are currently used, wouldn't aging still occur (and 
decomposition)?  As for trying to reach (as close as possible) to abs. zero,
has anyone heard anything about this?

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[ Terry, you may want to retrieve Hugh Hixon's 19K byte article titled:
  "How Cold Is Cold Enough?", which explains the Arrhenius equation for
  rate of reaction vs. temperature.  (It also mentions that once you reach
  the glass transition point and everything is immobilized, the reaction
  rate is considerably lower than what the Arrhenius equation predicts.)
  To retrieve this message, send email to me with the Subject line
  "CRYOMSG 0015". - KQB ]

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