Thread: Cryonics
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Old Jan 26, 2004, 10:48 am   #3 (permalink) (top)
Plaything48
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'In the mid-1900s, however, scientists discovered that chemicals such as glycerol prevent cell lysis from happening. Infused into tissue or cellular structures, these chemicals, called cryoprotectants, freeze more like smooth glass than jagged spikes. By 1949, researchers had used glycerol to freeze bull sperm, proving its value.'


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