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Cryonic labs hoping to bring back people in the future

People who want to be frozen have to pay AU$300,000 for their entire body, AU$118,000 for the brain

30-Sep-2019

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People around the world are continuing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to have their bodies frozen.

Alcor is a non-profit organization located in Scottsdale, Arizona, founded in 1972.

In the lab, they have around 170 patients of all ages there – including a toddler and family pets.

Company's founders' husband had been kept inside one of the vats himself following his death in 2012.

Around 1250 Alcor members are currently signed up for the service from right around the world.

Members are asked to sign a nine-page consent form before being accepted by the foundation.

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Alcor

World leader in cryonics

Linda Chamberlain

Co-founder and Special Projects Manager at Alcor Life Extension Foundation.

Max More

Ambassador & President Emeritus at Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Director of Communications at Biostasis Technologies

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