Tag: Suspended animation

While extraordinary cases of survival from extreme hypothermia exist, the idea of long-term revival of a completely frozen human is currently a scientific impossibility. The question of how long can a human be frozen and live delves into the complex realities of cryopreservation, a procedure with significant technological and biological limitations.

While it's a common trope in science fiction, the idea of placing humans in long-term suspended animation is not yet a reality, though a limited, short-term version is saving lives in hospitals today. This raises a pressing question for scientists and ethicists alike: Can a human go into stasis?