While cryonics remains outside mainstream science and faces deep skepticism from many researchers, facilities like Alcor are betting that rapid advances in medicine may someday blur the line between death and suspended life ... .
The story has sparked debates about cryogenics and fidelity. But it also tells us something deeper about our responses to loss ... Reports suggest Zhan herself consented to the process before she passed away.
Longevity labs, “immortality islands” and grapeseed pills are part of China’s national project to conquer aging, despite sometimes shaky science and extravagant claims ... .