Researchers form 21st Century Medicine have used a new technique, Aledhyde-stabilised cryopreservation, to recover a frozen rabbit brain in "near-perfect" condition. The team from the University of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), working with colleagues at the Institute for Brain Sciences (IBS) in London, say they were able to extract tissue samples that Fahrenheit, which rapidly stopped metabolic decay and fixed the proteins in place, preserving the areas of the brain used for learning and memory. The company's next step is to preserve the brain of a large mammal.
Researchers form 21st Century Medicine have used a new technique, Aledhyde-stabilised cryopreservation, to recover a frozen rabbit brain in "near-perfect" condition. Hailed as a major breakthrough in cryonics, the freezing method consisted of filling the vascular system of the rabbit with chemicals and cooling to minus 211 degrees Fahrenheit, which rapidly stopped metabolic decay and fixed the proteins in place, preserving the areas of the brain used for learning and memory. The company's next step is to preserve the brain of a large mammal.