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Cancer claimed Kim Suozzi at age 23, but she chose to have her brain preserved with the dream that neuroscience might one day revive her.

Cancer claimed Kim Suozzi at age 23, but she chose to have her brain preserved with the dream that neuroscience might one day revive her. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/us/cancer-immortality-cryogenics.html?emc=%5B%27edit_tnt_20150912%27%5D&nlid=%5B%279935747%27%5D&tntemail0=%5B%27y%27%5D&_r=%5B%270%27%5D

This entry was posted in wsf on September 12, 2015 by Professor Arielle Saiber.

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