The researchers behind it dont want to call it suspended animation, but its the most conventional way to explain it. The worlds first humans trials will start at the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, with 10 patients whose injuries would otherwise be fatal to operate on. A team of surgeons will remove the patients blood, replacing it with a chilled saline solution that would cool the body, slowing down bodily functions and delaying death from blood loss.
Comments are closed.
