Laura Deming

Cryopreservation is moving from sci-fi to a solvable engineering problem -- the focus is shifting from 'frozen forever' to using precise engineering tools to prevent ice crystal damage, making it possible to actually pause biological time.

Organ banking could end the frantic race against the clock for transplants -- by perfecting reversible cryopreservation for human organs, we can remove time as a variable and create a reliable supply chain for life-saving surgeries.

Medical hibernation is the ultimate goal for treating incurable diseases -- the vision is to 'press pause' on a patient's biological clock, allowing them to wait safely in a preserved state until a cure for their specific condition is developed.