Winter in slumberland

David Jones

Nature, 1998, vol. 391, issue 6669, 749-749

Abstract: Many mammals, even some large ones such as bears, hibernate. Why don't we? After all, winter is a depressing time for many people, and the elderly sometimes struggle to keep warm and well fed. Daedalus believes that the main obstacle to safely cooling the human body (and so slowing the metabolism enough to effectively hibernate) is keeping the blood moving. DREADCO's hibernator, or ‘iron heart’, will solve this problem by rhythmically altering the pressure on different parts of the body. Soon, pensioners will be chilled in bulk, saving themselves discomfort, and saving the government money.

Date: 1998
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