Suspended animation is the slowing of life processes by external means without termination. Breathing, heartbeat, and other involuntary functions may still occur, but they can only be detected by artificial means. Extreme cold is used to precipitate the slowing of an individual's functions; use of this process has led to the developing science of cryonics. Outside of science fiction, the technique has never been applied to humans for more than a few hours. Suspended Animation is the first John Petrucci solo album, released on March 1, 2005. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... Not to be confused with cryogenics. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...

Placing astronauts in suspended animation has been proposed as one way for an individual to reach the end of an interplanetary or interstellar journey, avoiding the necessity for a gigantic generation ship; occasionally the two concepts have been combined, with generations of "caretakers" supervising a large population of frozen passengers. U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit. ... A generation ship is a hypothetical starship that travels across great distances between stars at a speed much slower than that of light (see interstellar travel). ...

Since the 1970s hypothermia has been induced for some open-heart surgeries as an alternative to heart-lung machines. Hypothermia though only provides a limited amount of time to operate and there is risk of tissue and brain damage for extended periods.^{[citation needed]} The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Hypothermia is a condition in which an organisms temperature drops below that Required fOr normal metabolism and Bodily functionS. In warm-blooded animals, core [[body Temperature]] is maintained nEar a constant leVel through biologic [[homEostasis]]. But wheN the body iS exposed to cold Its internal mechanismS may be unable... Cardiac surgery is surgery on the heart, typically to correct congenital heart disease or the complications of ischaemic heart disease or valve problems caused by endocarditis. ... A heart-lung machine (upper right) in a coronary artery bypass surgery. ...

Recent experiments

Temperature induced suspended animation

In July 2005 scientists at the University of Pittsburgh's Safar Center for Resuscitation Research announced they had managed to bring dogs back to life, most of them without brain damage, by draining the blood out of the dogs' bodies and putting an ice cold solution into their circulatory systems, which in turn keeps the bodies alive in stasis. After 3 hours of being clinically dead, their blood was put back into their circulatory systems, and the dogs were revived by delivering an electric shock to their hearts. The heart started pumping the blood around the frozen body, and the dogs were brought back to life. Scientists hope to begin human testing and have already begun discussions with hospitals to use "suspended animation" if everything else fails. The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. ... Brain damage or brain injury is the destruction or degeneration of brain cells. ... For other uses, see Blood (disambiguation). ... For transport in plants, see Vascular tissue. ... Sign warning of possible electric shock hazard An electric shock can occur upon contact of a humans body with any source of voltage high enough to cause sufficient current flow through the muscles or hair. ...

While most of the dogs were fine, a few of the revived dogs had severe nervous and movement coordination damage, causing them to be mentally disabled, and demonstrating behavior that was deemed "zombie" like. This has been pushed further by the media which named them "zombie dogs".^[1] There is concern that this technique, if used on humans could result in brain damage similar to those suffered by some of the dogs in the experiment. This article is about the undead. ...

On January 20, 2006, doctors from the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston announced they had placed pigs in suspended animation by a similar technique. The pigs' were anaesthetised and a major blood loss was induced. After they lost about half their blood the remaining blood was replaced with a chilled saline solution. As the body temperature reached 10 °C the damaged blood vessel was repaired and the blood was returned. The method was tested 200 times with a 90 percent success rate.^[2] is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Massachusetts General Hospital (often abbreviated to Mass General or just MGH) is a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School and biomedical research facility in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Boston redirects here. ... For other uses, see Pig (disambiguation). ... Anesthesia or anaesthesia (see spelling differences) has traditionally meant the condition of having the perception of pain and other sensations blocked. ...

Chemically induced suspended animation

An article in the April 22, 2005 issue of the scientific journal Science, reports success towards inducing suspended animation-like hypothermia in mice. The findings are significant, as mice do not hibernate in nature. The laboratory of Mark Roth placed the mice in a chamber containing 80 ppm hydrogen sulfide for a duration of 6 hours. The mice's core body temperature dropped to 13 degrees Celsius and metabolism, as assayed by carbon dioxide production and oxygen use, decreased 10-fold. is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hypothermia is a condition in which an organisms temperature drops below that Required fOr normal metabolism and Bodily functionS. In warm-blooded animals, core [[body Temperature]] is maintained nEar a constant leVel through biologic [[homEostasis]]. But wheN the body iS exposed to cold Its internal mechanismS may be unable... This article is about the rodent. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Parts per million (ppm) is a measure of concentration that is used where low levels of concentration are significant. ... Hydrogen sulfide (hydrogen sulphide in British English) is the chemical compound with the formula H2S. This colorless, toxic and flammable gas is responsible for the foul odor of rotten eggs and flatulence. ... Structure of the coenzyme adenosine triphosphate, a central intermediate in energy metabolism. ... Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom. ... This article is about the chemical element and its most stable form, or dioxygen. ...

On October 9, 2006, the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston announced they had been able to hibernate mice using the same method. Their heart rate was slowed down from 500 to 200 beats per minute, respiration fell from 120 to 25 breaths per minute and body temperature dropped to 30 °C (natural: 39 °C). After 2 hours of breathing air without hydrogen sulfide the mice returned to normal. Further studies are needed to see if the gas had poisonous effects on the brain.^[3] is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the rodent. ...

Experiments on sheep^[4] and pigs^[5] have been unsuccessful, suggesting that application to large mammals may not be feasible.

Induced Human Hibernation

There are many research projects currently investigating how to achieve "induced hibernation" in humans.[1][2] This ability to hibernate humans would be useful for a number of reasons, such as saving the lives of seriously ill or injured people by temporarily putting them in a state of hibernation until treatment can be given. NASA is also interested in possibly putting astronauts in hibernation when going on very long space journeys, making it possible one day to visit far-away stars. For other uses, see NASA (disambiguation). ...

Suspended animation in fiction

Suspended animation is also a common device in fiction used to transport individuals from one time period to another, as in The Man Who Awoke, by Laurence Manning, or Dr. Evil in Austin Powers. In some cases, this would be a terminally ill person awaiting discovery of a cure for a currently incurable condition, as in A World Out of Time, by Larry Niven and The Twilight Zone episode Quarantine. In "Sleeper", Woody Allen used suspended animation to bring a 1960's Greenwich Village health-food store owner 200 years into a future where fatty foods and cigarettes are noted for their health benefits. The Man Who Awoke is a science fiction novel by Laurence Manning. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Dr. Evil is a fictional supervillain played by Mike Myers in the Austin Powers film series. ... Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, directed by Jay Roach, is the first film of the Austin Powers series. ... A World Out of Time is a science fiction novel by Larry Niven and published in 1976. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Twilight Zone title. ... Quarantine is an episode of the television series The New Twilight Zone TV series. ... Sleeper (1973) is a futuristic science fiction comedy film, written by, directed by, and starring Woody Allen. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Königsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... The Washington Square Arch Greenwich Village (IPA pronunciation: ), also called simply the Village, is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City named after Greenwich, London. ... A cigarette will burn to ash on one end. ...

In Back to the Future: Part II, Doctor Emmett Brown places Einstein in a suspended animation kennel. Dr. Emmett Lathrop Doc Brown is a fictional character, one of the lead characters in the Back to the Future motion picture trilogy, played by actor Christopher Lloyd in the three films and the live action sequences of the animated series. ...

Another common use is in space voyages, where the crew is put in hyper-sleep while the ship travels to its destination, saving food and water as well as the crew's lifespans, as in The Twilight Zone episode "The Long Morrow", the films 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, and Planet of the Apes and RocketMan, as well as in Buzz's mind in Toy Story. In the Inquisitor War series of novels set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe characters are kept in suspended animation in a stasis chest designed for the long-term storage of food. Their last thoughts as they are suspended remain with them for the entire duration, being either a torture, maddening or a blessing depending on the thought. “The Long Morrow” is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. ... This article is about the first film in a series. ... Planet of the Apes is a 1968 science fiction film about an astronaut (Charlton Heston) who finds himself stranded on an Earth-like planet two thousand years in the future. ... This article is about the film starring Harland Williams. ... Toy Story is an Academy-award-winning CGI animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution in the United States on November 22, 1995, and Australia on December 7, 1995, as well as in the United Kingdom on 22 March... Warhammer 40,000 (informally known as Warhammer 40K, WH40K, W40K or just 40K) is a science fantasy game produced by Games Workshop. ...

This concept can also be seen in the Amusement park ride Mission: SPACE. In the ride, the Astronauts use suspended animation (called "Hypersleep" in the ride) to help them reach Mars. This has two purposes: it increases the believability of the ride, and allows for the ride to be run in a reasonable amount of time. 4 second exposure night photography . ... For other uses, see Astronaut (disambiguation). ... Adjectives: Martian Atmosphere Surface pressure: 0. ...

Many of the deities of the Cthulhu Mythos, such as the titular Cthulhu himself, are known to be in long impermanent deaths or sleeps which correspond with the modern idea of suspended animation. Equally gazing upon the Great Old One Ghatanothoa is so hideous that anyone who gazes upon it (or even a perfect replica) is petrified into a living mummy. The victim is permanently immobilized--the body taking on the consistency of leather and the internal organs and brain preserved indefinitely--yet remains fully aware. Cthulhu and Rlyeh The Cthulhu Mythos encompasses the shared elements, characters, settings, and themes in the works of H. P. Lovecraft and associated horror fiction writers. ... For other uses, see Cthulhu (disambiguation). ... A Great Old One is a type of fictional being in the Cthulhu Mythos based in the stories of HP Lovecraft. ... Ghatanothoa is a fictional character in the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... For other uses, see Mummy (disambiguation). ...

By the end of the second season of Code Lyoko, Aelita is revealed to have been trapped in Lyoko for about a decade since 1994. Thus, her material form remained in suspended animation until Jeremie Belpois managed to perfect his materialization program. Code Lyoko is a French animated television series featuring both conventional animation and CGI animation. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... An outside view of Lyoko. ... Jeremie Belpois (also spelled Jeremy or Jérémie) is a fictional character from the French animated television series Code Lyoko. ...

In the Mortal Kombat: Armageddon , Taven, the hero in Konquest mode, was placed into a sleep spell by his mother, Delia, along with one of his brothers, Daegon. Daegon was revived too early and went mad. When Taven was revived, he learns about his other brother, Rain, and how evil Daegon has gotten. Taven is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Daegon is a character in the fictional Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Rain is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ...

In the South Park episode Go God Go, Cartman practices suspended animation by freezing himself in the Rocky Mountains to avoid waiting for the release of Nintendo's Wii console. This article is about the TV series. ... Go God Go is episode 1012 (#151) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... For individual mountains named Rocky Mountain, see Rocky Mountain (disambiguation). ... For the video game system, see Nintendo Entertainment System. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ...

In the movie Dadasahib, Abu Buckur has hanged but was in suspended animation the whole time, revived later with the help of kind doctors.

In Avatar: The Last Airbender, Aang and Appa survive for a hundred years in suspended animation, having been frozen in an ice bubble under the ocean.

In the Spongebob Squarepants episode SB-129, Squidward gets stuck in suspended animation for 2000 years when he is locked in the freezer and freezes. This article is about the series. ... Production Order SB-129 is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one. ... Squidward Tentacles Squidward Johannsen Tentacles is a fictional character in the animated cartoon television show SpongeBob SquarePants. ...

In Futurama, during the first episode, the central character Philip J. Fry is accidentally cryopreserved in year 2000, for 1000 years until year 3000, which is the setting for most of the show. This article is about the television series. ... Philip J. Fry is the protagonist of the animated television series Futurama and is voiced by Billy West. ... Cryopreservation of plant shoots. ...

The premise for the television series Red Dwarf involved the main character, Dave Lister, being put in temporal Stasis until he could return to earth for punishment, only to be released 3 million years later when the radiation that killed the crew subsided. Red dwarfs constitute the majority of all stars According to the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, a red dwarf star is a small and relatively cool star, of the main sequence, either late K or M spectral type. ... For the origami historian, see David Lister (Origami Historian). ... The term stasis has several meanings: A state of stabilty, in which all forces are equal and opposing, therefore they cancel out each other. ...

Suspended animation has also been used in many stories (such as the film Demolition Man and the Tekwar novels) as an alternative method of containing incarcerated criminals. The rationale behind this is that prisoners under suspended animation consume less resources (such as food, water, housing and medical care) and that the only significant expense is the maintenance of the suspension units and the security around them. Sometimes, these facilities are placed in space, typically in orbit around Earth. Detractors point out that because there is no sense of the passage of time while in suspended animation, the prisoners do not have to endure the day to day aspects of prison life– thus weakening the punishing effects of prison. Also, there is no opportunity for rehabilitation. Finally, because there is no aging in suspended animation, it has the unfair advantage, in the prisoner's favor, of extending the prisoner's chronological lifespan, thus making life sentences pointless. Demolition Man developed a novel solution to one of these problems in the form of hypnotic rehabilitation, wherein corrective training and socially-beneficial skills are written to the prisoner's brain during their sentence. Demolition Man may refer to: Demolition Man (film), a 1993 film from Warner Brothers starring Sylvester Stallone Demolition Man (album), Stings soundtrack EP for the 1993 film Demolition Man, (band) A Tribute to the Music of The POLICE (Sting; Andy Summers; Stewart Copeland) Demolition Man (pinball), a pinball machine... TekWar is the title of a series of science fiction novels by William Shatner which gave rise to a TV series and short series of TV movies in which Shatner also appeared. ... Impact from a water drop causes an upward rebound jet surrounded by circular capillary waves. ... This article is about the idea of space. ... Two bodies with a slight difference in mass orbiting around a common barycenter. ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... This article is about the concept of time. ... Life imprisonment is a term used for a particular kind of sentence of imprisonment. ... Human brain In animals, the brain (enkephale) (Greek for in the skull), is the control center of the central nervous system, responsible for behavior. ...

Before the anime/manga InuYasha begins, the title character InuYasha was put in suspended animation by the priestess Kikyo, who died shortly after. Animé redirects here. ... This article is about the comics created in Japan. ... InuYasha, a Feudal Fairy Tale redirects here. ... InuYasha, a Feudal Fairy Tale redirects here. ... Kikyo ) is a character in the manga and anime series InuYasha. ...

In Suspended, which was made by Infocom, the player's character is a person in suspended animation. Suspended is an interactive fiction game published by Infocom in 1983. ... Zork universe Zork games Zork Anthology Zork trilogy Zork I   Zork II   Zork III Beyond Zork   Zork Zero Enchanter trilogy Enchanter   Sorcerer   Spellbreaker Other games Wishbringer   Return to Zork Zork: Nemesis   Zork Grand Inquisitor Zork: The Undiscovered Underground Topics in Zork Encyclopedia Frobozzica Characters   Kings   Creatures Timeline   Magic   Calendar Zorkmid...

In Planetfall, another Infocom game, the player's character escapes to a planet after their ship explodes, and when the player completes the game, it is revealed that the people of that planet have been in suspended animation. For the 2005 movie, see Planetfall (movie). ...

In RocketMan, Fred's crewmates enter "Hypersleep" to pass time while their ship takes 8 months heading to Mars. His roommate, a monkey, steals his hypersleep chamber and leaves him to a miniature monkey-sized one. He curls up in the tiny one, half-closed chamber and falls asleep. Upon waking up, he finds out he only slept a total of thirteen minutes and spends 8 months doing random things to keep himself busy. This article is about the film starring Harland Williams. ... Approximate worldwide distribution of monkeys. ... Look up size in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In the Alien series, Ripley and her crewmates are placed in Hypersleep capsule. These can keep anything "alive" for up to sixty-five years. This article is about the first film in a series. ...

In The Empire Strikes Back, Han Solo is put into suspended animation by being frozen into a block of carbonite. Movie poster Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is the sequel to the first released Star Wars movie, and the second film released in the original trilogy. ... Han Solo is a character in the Star Wars universe. ... For other uses, see Carbon (disambiguation). ...

The Hindi film Krrish features a scientist called Rohit Mehra, who was kept in suspended animation by his treacherous colleague Siddhant Arya, so that Rohit's handprint and eye-scan might be used to activate a prescient computer. Krrish is a Bollywood science fiction superhero film directed by Rakesh Roshan, which released on June 23, 2006. ... Ārya is a Sanskrit (आर्य) and Avestan word used by Hindus, Jains, Zoroastrians, and Buddhists. ... This article is about the machine. ...

In Diane Duane's Wizards at War, Nita Callahan puts her friend Ronan Nolan into a "stasis" so that he will not die as a result of having used the Spear of Destiny against himself. - Cover for the book Wizards at War. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Holy Lance. ...

In Marvel's Captain America comics, Captain America undergoes suspended animation after being blasted into the North Atlantic by an explosion caused by the accidental triggering of a bomb attached to an experimental drone plane launched by Baron Zemo. This article is about the superhero. ... Baron Zemo is the name of two fictional characters, both supervillains, in various Marvel Comics comic books, notably Captain America and the Avengers. ...

In the British TV Series Hustle, one episode of series 3 entitled Whittaker Our Way Out, a con artist fakes his own death by ingesting a tablet that to all intents and purposes appears to be cyanide, including the characteristic smell of almonds. In fact, it turns out that the capsule has simply induced a form of suspended animation. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Hustle is a British television comedy-drama series made by Kudos Film & Television for BBC One in the United Kingdom. ... Hustle is a British television comedy-drama series made by Kudos Film & Television for BBC One in the United Kingdom. ... A confidence trick, confidence game, or con for short, (also known as a scam) is an attempt to intentionally mislead a person or persons (known as the mark) usually with the goal of financial or other gain. ... This article is about the chemical compound. ... For other uses, see Almond (disambiguation). ...

In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet takes a potion cooked up by a priest that places her in a death-like state. She uses it to escape her family (unfortunately, it also fools Romeo). Romeo and Juliet in the famous balcony scene by Ford Madox Brown For other uses, see Romeo and Juliet (disambiguation). ...

In "The Premature Burial", a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator talks about being in a state of suspended animation as a way of alluding death. At the time, the idea of suspended animation was not plausible. The Premature Burial is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and published in 1850. ... Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, literary critic, essayist and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. ...

The Terran's backstory from StarCraft talks of "The Long Sleep," a thirty-year long cryogenic hibernation as the result of a malfunctioning computer. The first mission of Episode V has the Adjutant offer the player "Cryostim supplements" to combat hybernation sickness. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... “Starcraft” redirects here. ...

In Warhammer 40,000, space marines are modified to be able to enter suspended animation when mortally wounded (the current record is 567 years, held by Silas Err), or extremely tired, which only lasts four hours. Warhammer 40,000 (informally known as Warhammer 40K, WH40K, W40K or just 40K) is a science fantasy game produced by Games Workshop. ...

In the computer game Homeworld, 600,000 Kharak refugees are kept in suspended animation during the voyage to their homeworld planet, Hiigara. For the term used in science-fiction, see Core worlds. ... Kharak is a fictional planet from the Homeworld saga. ...

In Namco's Tekken games, Nina Williams is placed in Cyrosleep Testing for not killing Kazuya Mishima. She wakes up 18 years later and mistakes Jin Kazama as Kazuya. This article is about Namco, a Japanese leisure company and game developer. ... Tekken is a fighting game and is the first of the series of the same name. ... Nina Williams is a character from the Tekken game series. ... Kazuya Mishima ) is a fictional character in the Tekken fighting game series. ... Jin Kazama ) is a fictional character in the Tekken fighting game series. ...

In Orson Scott Card's book The Worthing Saga, a fictional drug called Somec is used to induce suspended animation for long periods of time. The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

In the film Terrarium 12 astronauts are put in suspended animation for 15 years to reach a distant planet, Gallegos 39. A terrarium is a clear container (often plastic or glass) used to grow plants and to examine or hold small creatures. ...

In the Halo series, Cryo-chambers are used to put all crew into a deep sleep during faster-than-light travel, which even may take months. At the end of Halo 3, the Master Chief uses one to await rescue, which could take years, after becoming lost in space. He also awakens from a cryo-chamber at the beginning of Halo: Combat Evolved. It has been suggested that Covenant Vehicles in Halo be merged into this article or section. ... Faster-than-light (also superluminal or FTL) communications and travel are staples of the science fiction genre. ... For the Nine Inch Nails release, see Head Like a Hole. ... Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, commonly called Master Chief and John alternatively, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Halo universe, created by Bungie Studios, and is a player character in the trilogy of science fiction first-person shooter video games Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2... Layers of Atmosphere - not to scale (NOAA)[1] Outer space, sometimes simply called space, refers to the relatively empty regions of the universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. ... Halo: Combat Evolved, or simply Halo, is a video game in the first-person shooter (FPS) genre, created by the Microsoft-owned Bungie Studios. ...

In Final Fantasy VI, Locke's girlfriend Rachel is placed in suspended animation by Kolinghen's mad apothecary after an Imperial raid nearly kills her. Final Fantasy VI ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) in 1994 as a part of the Final Fantasy series. ... Locke Cole , Lock Cole in Japan) is a fictional character of the Square Co. ...

Mr. Freeze, one of Batman's villans, has placed his beloved wife in suspended animation until a cure is found for her disease (often the motive of his crimes)

In the Star Trek episode "Space Seed" the Enterprise finds a sleeper ship launched from Earth during the Eugenics Wars in the 1990s containing Khan Noonien Singh and his band of followers, all cryogenically frozen. This article is about the entire Star Trek franchise. ... Space Seed is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, that was first broadcast on February 16, 1967 and repeated on August 24, 1967. ... A sleeper ship is a hypothetical type of manned spaceship in which most or all of the crew spends the journey in some form of hibernation or suspended animation. ... The Eugenics Wars are a backstory event in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Khan Noonien Singh is a villain in the fictional Star Trek universe. ...

References

1. ^ Jennifer Bails. "Pitt scientists resurrect hope of cheating death", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 2005-06-29. Retrieved on 2006-10-10. 
2. ^ "Doctors claim suspended animation success", The Sidney Morning Herald, 2006-01-20. Retrieved on 2006-10-10. 
3. ^ "Gas induces 'suspended animation'", BBC News, 2006-10-09. Retrieved on 2006-10-10. 
4. ^ Haouzi P, Notet V, Chenuel B, Chalon B, Sponne I, Ogier V, Bihain B (2008). "H2S induced hypometabolism in mice is missing in sedated sheep". REPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROBIOLOGY 160 (1): 109-115. PMID 17980679. 
5. ^ Li, Jia; Zhang, Gencheng; Cai, Sally; Redington, Andrew N (January 2008). "Effect of inhaled hydrogen sulfide on metabolic responses in anesthetized, paralyzed, and mechanically ventilated piglets.". Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 9 (1): 110-112. Retrieved on 2008-03-23. “H2S does not appear to have hypometabolic effects in ambiently cooled large mammals and conversely appears to act as a hemodynamic and metabolic stimulant.” 

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See also

• Cryonics
• Cryptobiosis
• Hibernation
• Induced hypothermia
• Life extension

Not to be confused with cryogenics. ... Cryptobiosis is an ametabolic state of life entered by some lower organisms in response to adverse environmental conditions such as desiccation, freezing, and oxygen deficiency. ... This article refers to the process of hibernation in biology. ... Hypothermia being induced by using water circulated through heat-conducting pads Induced hypothermia (also known as therapeutic hypothermia) is the intentional induction of hypothermia for medical purposes. ... Life extension refers to an increase in maximum or average lifespan, especially in humans, by slowing down or reversing the processes of aging. ...

External links

• "Stuck Pig" article at Wired.com
• Hydrogen sulfide does not induce hypometabolism in sheep
• Suspended Animation Technology arrives