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• Alcor Life Extension Foundation
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Books

• The Prospect of Immortality, by R.C. W Ettinger
• Medical-Legal Aspects of Cryonics: Prospects for Immortality, by George Patrick Smith
• Forever for All: Moral Philosophy, Cryonics, and the Scientific Prospects for Immortality, by R. Michael Perry
• Cryonics: Frozen for Eternity, by George Stromeyer
• Cryonics: Reaching for Tomorrow, by Brian Wowk

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