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INTRO: Long-term cryosleep and reawakening may no longer be completely in the realm of science fiction thanks to the results of a new study published in the journal PNAS. Researchers from the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and the University Hospital Erlangen succeeded in freezing brain tissue from mice and then restoring its function once thawed.
While only a small portion of brain tissue was revived, the neurons were able to share electrical signals and even maintained the complex processes required for memory and learning.
“Before doing the experiment, I was not convinced this would work,” lead author Dr Alexander German, a researcher in the Molecular Neurology Department at the University Hospital Erlangen, told BBC Science Focus. “The public takeaway should probably shift from ‘pure science fiction’ to ‘a serious long-term scientific and engineering problem.’” (MORE - details)
INTRO: Long-term cryosleep and reawakening may no longer be completely in the realm of science fiction thanks to the results of a new study published in the journal PNAS. Researchers from the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and the University Hospital Erlangen succeeded in freezing brain tissue from mice and then restoring its function once thawed.
While only a small portion of brain tissue was revived, the neurons were able to share electrical signals and even maintained the complex processes required for memory and learning.
“Before doing the experiment, I was not convinced this would work,” lead author Dr Alexander German, a researcher in the Molecular Neurology Department at the University Hospital Erlangen, told BBC Science Focus. “The public takeaway should probably shift from ‘pure science fiction’ to ‘a serious long-term scientific and engineering problem.’” (MORE - details)