Cryonics FAQs

If the power goes out at the cryonics facility there are protections to prevent you from unfreezing. The liquid nitrogen in the cryonics container (known as a Dewar) is not powered by electricity. The patients remain at -196 degrees centigrade as a natural function of liquid nitrogen.

Regulatory agencies and ethical considerations require that an individual be pronounced legally, although not biologically “dead” before cryonics protocols take place. This does not mean that the brain or even the “soul” is irretrievably damaged, as evidenced by hundreds of medically documented cases.

Defined as “Does cryonics preserve cellular structure and brain pattern?” the answer is “yes.” Defined as “Do we have cryonics patients who have been resuscitated?” the answer is “not yet.

However, there are multiple proofs of concept. Cryopreserved humans who were “frozen” as eggs are walking the planet, literally thousands of them.

Modern cryonics organizations utilize a medical antifreeze which virtually eliminates ice crystal damage.