X-Message-Number: 9044 Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 09:34:03 -0800 From: Marty Nemko <> Subject: Re: CryoNet #9037 - #9040 References: <> > In Message #9036, Marty Nemko <> wrote: > > >Does signing up for cryonic suspension make any more or less sense now> >that it appears that human cloning will soon be possible? For > >example,in 10-20 years, it may be possible to attach a new, young cloned > >body to my head. Thank you, Joe Strout, for your response. What you say makes sense, especially that a cloned body onto an aging head doesn't solve the problem of an aging brain. I also agree that the telomerase research holds greater potential for affecting the decision to sign up than does the cloning research. I am in the process of signing up, but given the rapidity with which life-extension-related findings seem to be emanating, I would suspect that the motivation of folks, especially younger folks, to sign up for cryonics may decline. How ironic that the thing we all want--the promise of life extension--may, at least in the short run, affect the financial viability of cryonics organizations. Agree/disagree? Marty Nemko > Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=9044