Sewer Gas, Rotten Eggs And Suspended Animation: Researchers Probing Possibilities Of Breathing Hydrogen Sulfide

Imagine a substance that could facilitate safe long-term space travel in “suspended animation” without using resources such as oxygen or food in the space capsule, a substance to help with organ preservation during surgery, and one that offers an on-demand decrease in metabolism while preserving cardiovascular function, especially after major wounding on the battlefield.

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Filed under: Endocrinology on April 2nd, 2008