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Lumifer comments on We really need a "cryonics sales pitch" article. - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Error 05 August 2015 04:56:22PM 0 points [-]

What is the largest living thing that has been successfully pulled out of cryo? A single cell? Disconnected tissue? An organ?

I'd find a single cell not terribly convincing, a working organ much more so.

(context: I haven't signed up and don't currently intend to, but it's mentally marked as "keep an eye on this, additional information may change my mind.")

Comment author: Lumifer 05 August 2015 05:02:22PM 1 point [-]

Waterbears routinely survive freeze-thaw cycles (and much more besides).