Gallery: Cryonics Photos Delve Into the Frozen World of the Immortality Faithful

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    *Patient Care Bay (dewar being filled with liquid nitrogen), Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona. 2006.*
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    *Operating room, Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona. 2006.*
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    *Meeting for new members, Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona. 2006.*
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    *Bulk Tank, Cryonics Institute, Clinton Township, Detroit, Michigan. 2007.*
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    *Hugh Hixon, facilities engineer and research fellow. Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona. 2007.*
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    *LN2 vapor extractor and thermo-coupling device. Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona. 2007.*
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    *Portable perfusion kit. Home of Alan and Sylvia Sinclair, Peacehaven, East Sussex, UK. 2007.*
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    *DNA archive. Home of David and Ellen Styles, Macclesfield, UK. 2008.*
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    *Standby equipment. Apartment of Eugeni Shumilov. St. Petersburg, Russia. 2009.*
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    *Experiment, Alexander Pulver’s laboratory, Voronezh, Russia. 2009.*
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    *Alexander Pulver, a scientist and prospective patient, poses with a rat, moments before using it in an experiment. Voronezh, Russia. 2009.*
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    *Patient storage demonstration. Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona. 2009.*
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    *Dr. Mike Perry’s logbook from 1987. Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona. 2009.*
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    *Liquid nitrogen delivery. Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona. 2009.*
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    *Aaron Drake prepares stabilization medications to be used during the initial stages of a cryonic preservation, Medical Response Director. Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona. 2009.*
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    *Roman Lyubimov arrives with a pet dog from Slovenia ready for cryopreservation. Kriorus facility, Alabushevo, near Moscow, Russia. 2010.*
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    *John Bull, a prospective patient, records a video statement. Terasem Movement Inc., Melbourne Beach, Florida. 2010.*
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    *Matthew Sullivan working on a new prototype operating table. Suspended Animation Inc. Boytan Beach, Florida. 2010.*
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    *Robert Ettinger, the "grandfather" of cryonics, at his home in Clinton Township, Detroit, Michigan. 2010.*
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    *Flower box. Cryonics Institute, Clinton Township, Detroit, Michigan. 2010.*
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    *Cryostats. Cryonics Institute, Clinton Township, Detroit, Michigan. 2010.*
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    *Andy Zawacki, Cryonics Institute Director and prospective patient. Cryonics Institute, Clinton Township, Detroit, Michigan. 2010.*
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    *Standby team training, Sheffield, UK. 2010.*
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    *Eugenij Kiselev (left), husband of cryonics patient Ludmila Kiselev, helps Kriorus technicians during cryopreservation. Kriorus facility, Alabushevo, near Moscow, Russia. 2010.*
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    *Patient #4 moments before permanent cryopreservation. Kriorus facility, Alabushevo, near Moscow, Russia. 2010.*
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    *Cyrostat, Kriorus facility, Alabushevo, near Moscow, Russia. 2010*
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    *Cryostat interior. Kriorus facility, Alabushevo, near Moscow, Russia. 2010.*
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    *Alan and Sylvia Sinclair at their home in Peacehaven, Sussex, UK. 2011.*
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    *Maria Camacho, prospective patient, at her home in Brixton, London, UK. 2011.*
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