Bold or Bizarre? Startup Freezes Bodies Hoping for Future Revival

A German startup is making headlines worldwide by offering a $200,000 service that freezes your body in hopes of bringing you back to life in the far future. The company practices cryonics — cooling the body to ultra-low temperatures right after legal death, aiming to preserve cells and tissues until future medicine can revive and repair them.

The process replaces bodily fluids with cryoprotective agents that prevent ice crystal damage, then stores the body in liquid-nitrogen tanks where it can remain preserved for decades or even centuries. Supporters see it as a bold leap of faith — a chance to escape aging, cure diseases that are fatal today, and possibly wake up in an era of advanced regenerative medicine.

Critics point out that no human has ever been revived after full-body cryopreservation, calling the idea theoretical and full of scientific challenges. Yet interest is growing quickly, driven by believers in longevity science and those willing to gamble on future breakthroughs.

Whether it becomes reality or remains a futuristic dream, cryonics shows just how far some people are willing to go for a second chance at life.