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"Cryonics" is an experimental procedure whereby patients who can no longer be kept alive with today's medical abilities are preserved at low temperature for treatment in the future. The media think of this as "freezing people," but the field is more complex than that. Cryonics is not the same as "cryogenics," a more general term referring to a branch of physics and engineering concerned with the production of very low temperatures (e.g. by producing and storing liquid nitrogen, helium, and oxygen). See the link for "Cryotechnology." Also included here are a few sites about "nanotechnology," a new field concerned with the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules. Cryonics researchers assume that some form of nanotechnology may be required to revive the patients preserved by cryonics techniques.

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Alcor Life Extension Foundation (Cryonics)

Site for major cryonics organization in Scottsdale AZ. Includes a lot of information, including an on-line photo-tour of the building and of the cryonics process.

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Trans Time, Inc. -- Cryonics Services

A cryonics service provider in San Leandro, California.

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28,477,338
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Cryonics Institute: Cryonics Suspension Services

Cryonic suspension services and information. Much of the text is also available in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese by clicking on the appropriate button. This organization was founded by Robert Ettinger, the "father" of ...

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1,289,927
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3,790
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Danish Cryonics Support Group

The DCSG consists primarily of Danish members of the Cryonics Institute (CI) and those interested in becoming members of a suspension organization. The site is in both English and Danish.

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The Cryonics Society of Canada

For education and to organize cryonics in Canada. Does not provide cryonics services.

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CryoCare Foundation - Cryonics Services

CryoCare Foundation offers cryonics services. Includes an explanation of cryonics, with a library of articles.

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16,534,487
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CryoNet - Cryonics Mailing List

A free discussion mailing list on cryonics-related issues. May also be read on-line; posts accepted from subscribers only. Searchable archives are available from the list's beginning in 1988.

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2,987,803
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The Cryonics Society

A non-profit organization that aims to educate and inform the general public about cryonics. Does not provide cryonics services and is not affilated with any service organization.