Functional recovery of the adult murine hippocampus after cryopreservation by vitrification
Reports short-term recovery of hippocampal electrophysiological function after vitrification in mice.
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The Founding Hundred
The alternative
to ending.
A genome. A life recorded.
A different way to leave something living behind.
100 planned placesProposed founding terms
$20M upfront · $100K / month
$20M upfront · $100K / month
In development. Enrollment is not open.
Concept visualization
Not a tested vessel
Not a tested vessel
107Linked research & resources
13Fields of inquiry
06Open research tools
2026Current work included
An open body of knowledge
Start with a question.
Read the original work. Explore the data. See where the evidence ends and the next question begins.
The proposed programs
From the record
to the living world.
Four concept studies. Explore each program and the research behind it.
The Archive
A genome. A voice. A life recorded.
The Culture
A contained living form.
The Grove
A memorial in a living landscape.
The Reef
A place within a marine ecosystem.
Concept artwork illustrates a development direction; it is not a validated design.
In the 2026 literature
New work.
Precise distinctions.
Best Practices for Biospecimen Resources - NCI
NCI's fourth-edition practices cover biospecimen operations, quality and governance.
Read the evidence noteTowards the construction of a virtual yeast
Proposes an AI-driven virtual yeast linking biological data, models and experiments.
Read the evidence noteThe research library
No single field
holds the whole answer.
01 / RESEARCH FIELD
Genomes & identity
Read the sequence. Understand its limits.
02 / RESEARCH FIELDYeast & synthetic biology
What can a living cell carry?
03 / RESEARCH FIELDDNA as a storage medium
From a digital file to a molecule.
04 / RESEARCH FIELDDecomposition & transformation
Follow the matter, not the metaphor.
05 / RESEARCH FIELDBiobanking & preservation
Preservation is a continuing responsibility.
06 / RESEARCH FIELDMemory & the brain
The hardest boundary to understand.
07 / RESEARCH FIELDA life, recorded
Keep the original. Keep it accessible.
08 / RESEARCH FIELDSoil & living memorials
A place in a living landscape.
09 / RESEARCH FIELDReefs & marine restoration
Ecological benefit has to be measured.
10 / RESEARCH FIELDConsent, privacy & ethics
A legacy belongs to someone.
11 / RESEARCH FIELDContainment & biosafety
A living product needs a safety case.
12 / RESEARCH FIELDDisposition & regulation
The legal pathway is part of the product.
13 / RESEARCH FIELDData, software & discovery
Go from a paper to the underlying work.
The Death X proposition
What you leave behind
should be your choice.
Death X is developing genome preservation, a recorded life archive and new forms of memorial. The Archive is the foundation. The Culture, the Grove and the Reef are proposed paths beyond it.
The research is open to everyone. It does not establish that our proposed products are ready. Each program has its own evidence, unanswered questions and work still to do.
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