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Bipogram t1_j10w24q wrote

Reply to comment by nyg8 in How would we get about traveling through deep space? by MysteryMystery305

Cryonics.
Cryogenics is an extant art/science.

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boundegar t1_j112jqj wrote

True, and maybe the galaxy will be settled by Tardigrades.

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sowenga t1_j11bvrr wrote

Extant, but not in a way that doesn’t destroy cells and thus the body during the process of freezing.

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Bipogram t1_j11g64k wrote

You misunderstand me (or I wasn't clear).

Cryogenics is the engineering of low temperatures. I've worked in departments that specialized in cryogenics (we tested foam thermal conductivity at low temperatures for clients).

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Cryonics, a different word, is the study of how to cool biota, the cellular preservation mechanisms, and so on.

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sowenga t1_j1365jt wrote

Oh sorry, you are right! I totally misunderstood.

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