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When you die, there are a lot of things you can do with your dead body--embalm it, cremate it, donate it to science (the list goes on…), but some people will choose to have their dead bodies, or body parts, frozen until the technology of the future has (hopefully) advanced enough to bring them back to life. This week on Reactions, we break down the chemistry of cryogenic freezing and if it’s realistic to think we could ever reanimate a frozen corpse.
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Credits:
Producer: Elaine Seward
Writer: Samantha Jones, Ph.D.
Scientific Consultants: Leila Duman, Ph.D. Michelle Boucher, Ph.D., Joe Schwarcz, Ph.D., Michael Swain, Ph.D., David H. Gorski, M.D./Ph.D., João Pedro de Magalhaes, Ph.D., David Sherwood, Ph.D.
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General cryopreservation principles
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The false science of cryonics
technologyreview.com/s/541311/the-false-science-of-cryonics
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ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28786175
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ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2781087
Fish antifreeze protein and the freezing and recrystallization of ice.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6700733
Antifreeze and ice nucleator proteins in terrestrial arthropods.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11181959
Cryoprotectant Toxicity: Facts, Issues, and Questions
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4620521
Scientific justification for cryonics
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18321197
Cryopreserving mammalian cells
assets.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/LSG/Application-Notes/D19575.pdf
Persistence of Long-Term Memory in Vitrified and Revived Caenorhabditis elegans
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4620520
An Interneuronal Chemoreceptor Required for Olfactory Imprinting in C. elegans
science.sciencemag.org/content/309/5735/787.long
Maintenance of C. elegans
http://www.wormbook.org/chapters/www_strainmaintain/strainmaintain.html
Expression of Ice-Binding Proteins in Caenorhabditis elegans Improves the Survival Rate upon Cold Shock and during Freezing
nature.com/articles/s41598-019-42650-8
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Freezing frogs
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When you die, there are a lot of things you can do with your dead body--embalm it, cremate it, donate it to science (the list goes on…), but some people will choose to have their dead bodies, or body parts, frozen until the technology of the future has (hopefully) advanced enough to bring them back to life. This week on Reactions, we break down the chemistry of cryogenic freezing and if it’s realistic to think we could ever reanimate a frozen corpse.
Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions
Facebook! http://facebook.com/ACSReactions
Twitter! http://twitter.com/ACSReactions
Instagram! instagram.com/acsreactions
You might also like:
Why Don’t Antarctic Fish Freeze to Death?
youtu.be/k4gKYyXgX5g
How to Survive the Snow and Ice
youtu.be/KOtVJxQXBNM
The Cold Truth About Fat
youtu.be/p-yVmpQoDTk
How Does Salt Melt Ice?
youtu.be/JkhWV2uaHaA
Credits:
Producer: Elaine Seward
Writer: Samantha Jones, Ph.D.
Scientific Consultants: Leila Duman, Ph.D. Michelle Boucher, Ph.D., Joe Schwarcz, Ph.D., Michael Swain, Ph.D., David H. Gorski, M.D./Ph.D., João Pedro de Magalhaes, Ph.D., David Sherwood, Ph.D.
Executive Producer: George Zaidan
Executive Producer: Hilary Hudson
Music:
Sonoton Vanguard - Crawling Speed
Sonton Vanguard - Components A
AXS - Dark Alley
Sonton Vanguard - Let's Think Big
William Tell Overture
Sources:
General cryopreservation principles
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18080461
Corpse cryopreservation and forensics
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30896124
The church of cryopreservation
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3328518
The false science of cryonics
technologyreview.com/s/541311/the-false-science-of-cryonics
The case for cryonics
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25717141
Euthanasia and cryothanasia
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28786175
Cryopreservation and its clinical applications ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5395684
Cryopreservation: An emerging paradigm change
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2781087
Fish antifreeze protein and the freezing and recrystallization of ice.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6700733
Antifreeze and ice nucleator proteins in terrestrial arthropods.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11181959
Cryoprotectant Toxicity: Facts, Issues, and Questions
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4620521
Scientific justification for cryonics
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18321197
Cryopreserving mammalian cells
assets.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/LSG/Application-Notes/D19575.pdf
Persistence of Long-Term Memory in Vitrified and Revived Caenorhabditis elegans
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4620520
An Interneuronal Chemoreceptor Required for Olfactory Imprinting in C. elegans
science.sciencemag.org/content/309/5735/787.long
Maintenance of C. elegans
http://www.wormbook.org/chapters/www_strainmaintain/strainmaintain.html
Expression of Ice-Binding Proteins in Caenorhabditis elegans Improves the Survival Rate upon Cold Shock and during Freezing
nature.com/articles/s41598-019-42650-8
Ever wonder why dogs sniff each others' butts? Or how Adderall works? Or whether it's OK to pee in the pool? We've got you covered: Reactions a web series about the chemistry that surrounds you every day.
Produced by the American Chemical Society. Join the American Chemical Society! http://bit.ly/Join_acsmembership
Freezing frogs
livescience.com/32175-can-frogs-survive-being-frozen.html#:~:targetText=There%20are%20five%20known%20species,and%20the%20western%20chorus%20frog
