Cryonics

thumb|Technicians preparing a body for cryopreservation in 1985

Cryobiology is the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living things within Earth's cryosphere or in science. The word cryobiology is derived from the Greek words κρῧος [kryos], "cold", βίος [bios], "life", and λόγος [logos], "word". In practice, cryobiology is the study of biological material or systems at temperatures below normal. Materials or systems studied may include proteins, cells, tissues, organs, or whole organisms. Temperatures may range from moderately hypothermic conditions to cryogenic temperatures.

slowing or stopping of life processes without termination

American psychologist (1893-1967)

destruction of information within a human brain such that recovery of the original person is theoretically impossible