X-Message-Number: 6570 From: (Brian Wowk) Newsgroups: sci.cryonics Subject: Re: Q re Prometheus Date: 20 Jul 96 17:55:13 GMT Message-ID: <> References: <> In <> (Will Ware) writes: >Prometheus sounds like a fascinating project. But I am curious about >something. In one of the postings, it was described as a brain-only >project (as opposed to whole-body). But the idea is also to demonstrate >that the process has worked, which presumably requires waking the brain >and talking to it enough to convince yourself that it hasn't suffered >any significant losses of memory, personality, or mental faculties. A major thrust of the project will be development of methods for in-situ cryopreservation of the brain-- deep cooling the brain of large mammals while leaving the rest of the body warm enough to avoid damage. This would allow post-preservation mental functions to be evaluated in an intact animal. *************************************************************************** Brian Wowk CryoCare Foundation 1-800-TOP-CARE President Human Cryopreservation Services http://www.cryocare.org/cryocare/ Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=6570