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Triabolical_ t1_jcmr7nz wrote

The problem with hibernation for space travel is that you need to figure out a way to test it on humans, and I don't see how you can get approval to do that in the west.

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robotical712 t1_jcnsbpn wrote

You don’t develop it for space travel initially, you develop it for the medical applications where it’s much easier to get approval.

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Triabolical_ t1_jcotm1c wrote

What medical applications?

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robotical712 t1_jcpbhxo wrote

Being able to temporarily slow or even stop a person’s metabolism would be of enormous value for saving trauma victims or slowing a disease’s progression long enough to work out a treatment.

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hgaterms t1_jcqy9gh wrote

You gotta have that coma resistant gene, yo

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