CRYONICS

"From the time they're born, human beings are driven by an impulse to take things apart and put them back together. A small group of maverick scientists have decided to take this process one step further. Their project, called cryonics, aims to take apart and reassemble the world's most complicated machine: the human body (Epstein 16)." Cryonics is the practice of freezing human bodies in the hope that one day, it is possible to revive these …

…of many optimists with wild yet obviously fantastic imaginations, is being pressed to eventually come true. WORKS CITED Epstein, Miles. "The Big Chill." American Legion Magazine. September, 1990: 16+. Harris, Steven B. "Many Are Cold but Few Are Frozen: A Humanist Looks at Cryonics." Free Inquiry. Spring 1989: 19-24. Morgan, Jas. "Souls on Ice." Mondo 2000. Spring / Summer 1995: 50+. Settles, Gary S. "Cryogenics." The 1995 Groiler Multimedia Encyclopedia. Tompkins, Wayne. "Mummification Program Revives Ancient Option for Afterlife." NEWS. February 4, 1990: 1A-1E.