'Suspended Animation' Induced In Mice With Sewer Gas: Effects Are Reversible

'Suspended Animation' Induced In Mice With Sewer Gas: Effects Are Reversible: "'Hydrogen sulfide is the stinky gas that can kill workers who encounter it in sewers; but when adminstered to mice in small, controlled doses, within minutes it produces what appears to be totally reversible metabolic suppression,' says Warren Zapol, MD, chief of Anesthesia and Critical Care at MGH and senior author of the Anesthesiology study."

Temporary life suspension could radically alter and improve the survival rate of numerous medical procedures. True persistent life suspension will change society in more profound ways than birth control has. Another puzzle piece is coming into view with this study.

I suspect researchers are or will shortly be investigating whether introducing Hydrogen Sulfide into an oxygen-depleted organ would allow for reintroduction of oxygen without causing reperfusion (cell death)[1] which would allow for the treatment of drowning and potentially further pave the way to persistent life suspension.

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