gjm comments on MIT Technology Review - Michael Hendricks opinion on Cryonics - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gjm 18 September 2015 11:29:46AM *  1 point [-]

The claim isn't that the cells are constantly replaced, but that the atoms are; see e.g. this blog post as an example of the claim being made. [EDITED to add:] More specifically, an example where the claim is made and "new cells" and "new atoms" are explicitly distinguished.

Comment author: Ruzeil 18 September 2015 12:16:19PM *  1 point [-]

I have found this reddit discussion:

https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1q16hw/im_32_is_there_a_single_cell_or_even_molecule/

and there are some pro and contra comments in there about atoms and molecules of the nerve cells. Probably I need a lot more reading on this subject , txs for the guidance.

BR