Mark Roth: Suspended animation is within our grasp

http://www.ted.com Mark Roth studies suspended animation: the art of shutting down life processes and then starting them up again. It's wild stuff, but it's not science fiction. Induced by careful use of an otherwise toxic gas, suspended animation can potentially help trauma and heart attack victims survive long enough to be treated.

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[Wode Moji]

i expected more of an applause when he said he saved thousands of babies, i mean come on, the dude is saving babies and the crowd barely made a noise

[TheMasterofStupid]

Damn. That's awesome. 

[Raymond Neal]

Because they're mostly pro-choice?

[James Tré]

I'd use this to prolong my life by suspended animation while I sleep at night :) 

[sean mac an ri]

@SouthernSkeptic1969

[Marco Hercante]

yogis do that for like forever..

[DocUnsane]

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[Sylvanas17]

holy fuck this is so amazing...

[Mexzan]

He sounds like a grown up Craig from South Park.

[M7mod97]

What is his full name?

[DDentonas]

Well i have done my homework, and i believe that you conspirecy theorist that believe that when Gates talks about vaccination lowering population, dont understand what he is meaning and you are in fact stupid.

[Erik Taflinger]

It doesnt have to do with the fact that he's white but how he is a scholar. You don't get a PHD by being uneducated. Its kinda like, if you were interviewing people to baby sit, i doubt you would choose the one smelling like feces and has never been to school a day in his life over the one one who is clean cut and is intellegent. Dont turn something that not racist into something that is racist........thats just racist.