Can brains that are successfully vitrified be revived now?
No. Vitrification as currently implemented by Alcor is morphological vitrification, which means that cell structure is preserved well, but not necessarily cell viability. Current vitrification solutions are toxic to cell biochemistry by an unknown mechanism. However the toxic effects may be minor and ultimately reversible in light of published studies showing that small organs can survive exposure to similar solutions. Chemical mixtures permitting successful preservation of both structure and viability of large organs must await future breakthroughs in the field of organ preservation. The eventual application of such technologies to the human brain will be an unprecedented medical breakthrough – a scientifically certain way to preserve human lives indefinitely.
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