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Cryobiology

Cryobiology. The Freezing Process. Salary of a Cryobiologist. M ost Cryobiologist work 8 hours a day, five days a week Cryobiologist conducting independent research may set their own hours. Depending on your degree your salary may range from $29 500- $42 000.

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Cryobiology

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  1. Cryobiology The Freezing Process

  2. Salary of a Cryobiologist • Most Cryobiologist work 8 hours a day, five days a week • Cryobiologist conducting independent research may set their own hours. • Depending on your degree your salary may range from $29 500- $42 000. • Most salaried cryobiologists receive health and life insurance, paid sick, holiday, and vacation days, and receive retirement benefits • Most cryobiologists who conduct independent research depend on grants and other sources of funding and usually provide their own benefits.

  3. Education Required • Recommended High School courses are: Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. As well as Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry. English and college prep. Classes are also recommended. • Generrally speaking, Students do not major in cryobiology during the undergrad years because it is a special field. • A Master‘s or doctoral degree is usually required for independant research. • A master’s degree requires about two years of course work and seminars in cryobiology, and completion of an original laboratory research project. • Study for a doctoral degree includes research and laboratory work leading to new scientific findings presented in a formal written thesis. • It takes from four to six years to earn a Ph.D.

  4. Duties of a Cryobiologists • The hands on scientists job is to experiment with people and animals. • Cryonics is a myth at this point freezing humans without killing them is impossible • Most Cryobiologists study these 6 major areas • Study of cold-adaptation of micro-organisms, plants, animals • Cryopreservation of cells, tissues, gametes and embryos of animal and human origin for purposes of long-term storage • Preservation of organs under hypothermic conditions for transplantation • Lyophilisation of pharmaceuticals • Cryosurgery, a (minimally) invasive approach for the destruction of unhealthy tissue using cryogenic gases/fluids. • Physics of supercooling, ice nucleation/growth and mechanical engineering aspects of heat transfer during cooling and warming.

  5. Relation to Biotechnology • Bio+technology = Life+technology, • Cryo=biology = Freezing +Life • Freezing is the technology and Life. • The type and specifics of biotechnology is freezing of organisms

  6. Info about the field • I couldn’t find any information about the recent discoveries in the field of cryobiology. • Unless you are an independent researcher you would be working mostly with other Cryobiologists but also several engineers and a few supervisors.

  7. The technology This is a russells tech freezer.

  8. Specific studies in cryobiology • Cryobiology: the study of life at low temperatures. • Cryogenics: is the branch of physics and engineering that studies the production and use of very low temperatures. Cryogenics is not cryonics, although people often confuse them. • Cryonics: is the low temperature preservation of humans and mammals with the intention of future revival. Cryonics is not part of mainstream cryobiology. Cryonics still depends heavily on speculative future technology which may or may not be invented. • Cryopreservation: is a technology whereby cells, whole tissues, or embryos are preserved by cooling to temperatures below the freezing point of water.

  9. TV history Cryobiology has a lot of history on TV. Its most known appearance is probably on the show Futurama but it also appeared in an Austin Powers movie and a villain in batman lives in a cryogenic freezer. (Mr. Freeze)

  10. Interesting facts • It is a known fact that famous baseball player Ted Williams and his son John-Henry were frozen after their deaths. • Cryobiology could become obsolete before it is even possible to freeze humans. With the development of healing people with embryos and adult stem cells.

  11. Bibliography • "Cryobiology Jobs - Online Degrees, Careers & Schools." The Best Online Universities: Education and Career Information Portal. Web. 06 Dec. 2010. <http://www.unixl.com/dir/life_sciences/cryobiology/>. • "Cryobiology." St. Pete College. Web. 06 Dec. 2010. <www.spcollege.edu/central/career/ocds/briefs/briefs/brief573.PDF>. • "Cryobiology." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 06 Dec. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryobiology>. • "Human Popsicle - Television Tropes & Idioms." Home Page - Television Tropes & Idioms. Web. 06 Dec. 2010. <http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HumanPopsicle>. • "Ted Williams." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 06 Dec. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Williams>.

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