Human Suspended Animation: Hibernation Science Breakthrough
Scientists are decoding hibernation mechanisms—metabolic suppression, mitochondrial protection, antifreeze proteins—to develop human suspended animation. Already, therapeutic hypothermia saves newborns and organ preservation techniques extend transplant windows. Within a decade, trauma patients may be placed on ice to buy surgical time, and astronauts could hibernate on Mars missions. Yet challenges abound: physiological risks, inequality in access, regulatory hurdles, and ethical dilemmas ab...
