'''Cryonics''' is a [[pseudoscience]] that tries to extend life or achieve immortality in a non-theistic way after a person is legally dead (See also: [[Atheism and cryonics]] and [[Atheism and death]]).<ref>[http://dujs.dartmouth.edu/winter-2012/cryogenesis-a-review#.VDHE0RYy5l4 Cryogenesis: A Review], Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science, In Winter 2012/ March 11, 2012</ref><ref>[http://thehumanist.com/july-august-2011/heaven-for-atheists/ Heaven for atheists - TheHumanist.com]</ref> Cryonic procedures are performed shortly after a person's death. The adherents of cyronics also engage in pet cryopreservation.<ref>[http://www.cryonics.org/resources/pet-cryopreservation Pet cryopreservation]</ref>
Cryonics involves the preservation at cryogenic temperatures of organic material, usually humans, with the intent of future resuscitation. Presently the process is hypothetical, but the the hope among many cryonicists is that cryopreservation (near -200°C<ref name=nih>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6383068</ref>) of an individual immediately after [[death]] will increase the chances of revival in a future time period when medical technology is able to reverse whatever ailment has killed the individual<ref name=benbest>http://www.benbest.com/cryonics/CryoFAQ.html</ref>. In the United States there are many cryonics organizations, the most well-known of which being the Alcor Life Extension Organization<ref>[http://alcor.org Alcor website]</ref>
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