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Rejuvenation Res October 2015 PMID 25867710

Persistence of Long-Term Memory in Vitrified and Revived Caenorhabditis elegans.

Natasha Vita-More, Daniel Barranco

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Participants express a generally positive attitude towards the research, highlighting its potential to preserve memories in cryopreserved organisms, exemplified by comments like 'This has already been done' and references to scientific support. The tone ranges from curiosity to skepticism, with some users questioning the feasibility and meaning of such studies, which indicates a thoughtful but cautious engagement with the topic.

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Most discussions acknowledge and support the validity of the study’s findings, with some explicitly affirming the possibility that long-term memories can survive cryopreservation.

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  • The study explores whether Caenorhabditis elegans can retain long-term memories, specifically learned odor responses, after being cryopreserved through vitrification and then revived.
  • Researchers used a process called sensory imprinting with benzaldehyde at the L1 stage, followed by vitrification at the L2 stage, and tested memory retention using chemotaxis assays in adult worms.
  • The findings suggest that the mechanisms behind olfactory learning and long-term memory in C. elegans are preserved despite the cryopreservation process, indicating memory stability after vitrification.]
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@jamesgiammona @robbensinger Actually, yes. https://t.co/Brf9CpYIxx

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@ANewjohnre @kaimicahmills @adamgries This has already been done. Research has shown the possibility of revival and memory retention for cryopreserved C. Elegan https://t.co/yDHuuMX3fn

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Becca Ziegler
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@ANewjohnre @kaimicahmills @adamgries This has already been done. Research has shown the possibility of revival and memory retention for cryopreserved C. Elegan https://t.co/yDHuuMX3fn

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mcmullanlab_papers
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Correction to: Persistence of Long-Term Memory in Vitrified and Revived Caenorhabditis elegans, by Vita-More, et al. Rejuvenation Res.2015;18(5):458-463; doi:10.1089/rej.2014.1636 https://t.co/ucX28nU4bx

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Correction to: Persistence of Long-Term Memory in Vitrified and Revived Caenorhabditis elegans, by Vita-More, et al. Rejuvenation Res.2015;18(5):458-463; doi:10.1089/rej.2014.1636 https://t.co/SNDBD2tRRF

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RT @tomorrowbio: Persistence of Long-Term #Memory in Vitrified and #Revived Caenorhabditis elegans https://t.co/itrTDXzIdK

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Tomorrow Biostasis
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Persistence of Long-Term #Memory in Vitrified and #Revived Caenorhabditis elegans https://t.co/itrTDXzIdK

Jul 10, 2022 · 4 likes · 1 share · 1,857 followers View post →
davidad
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@jamesgiammona @robbensinger Actually, yes. https://t.co/Brf9CpYIxx

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Michael Ostrolenk, MA, MFT
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Lifeboat Foundation
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