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The Cryonics Institute (CI) is a member-owned-and-operated not-for-profit corporation which provides cryonics services, regarding the preservation of humans in liquid nitrogen after legal death, with hopes of restoring them when new technology will be developed in the future. The Cryonics Institute continues to be an industry leader in terms of both membership & practical affordability for all and also the Cryonics Organization with the largest number of members worldwide (Fully & Not Funded). CI is located in Clinton Township, Michigan. As of September 1st, 2015, The Cryonics Institute has 1,349 members in total (including preserved bodies). 185 of those funded members had contracts with Suspended Animation, Inc. for standby & transport. 135 humans, 190 human tissue/DNA samples and 112 pets and 60 pet tissue/DNA samples are cryogenically preserved in liquid nitrogen storage at the Cryonics Institute’s Michigan facility.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Cryonics Institute ) 〕 ==History== The Cryonics Institute was incorporated in Michigan on 4 April 1976 by four local residents: Richard C. Davis, Robert Ettinger, Mae A. Junod and Walter E. Runkel. CI's first client was Ettinger's mother in 1977, and until the beginning of the 1990s, the only other client was Ettinger's first wife in 1987.〔 〕 In March 1978, The Cryonics Institute purchased a building near Detroit.〔 It served as its location until 1994, when the organization moved to the new ''Erfurt Runkel Building''. It is named after ''John C Erfurt'' and ''Walter E. Runkel'' (who are now both in suspension there), and has a sprinkler system for additional security.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 title = Long Life ) 〕〔 〕 Robert Ettinger was CI President for over 25 years until September 2003, when Ben Best became President/CEO and Robert Ettinger became Vice-President. Mr Ettinger retired as Vice-President on his 87th birthday in December 2005, but remained a Director until new directors were elected in September 2006. For most of the 1990s, Benjamin Best was President of the Cryonics Society of Canada (CSC) and was Editor of ''Canadian Cryonics News'' until the last issue was published in Spring of 2000. He is still a Director of CSC. In 2003, an article was published in ''Sports Illustrated'' magazine centering around the cryonics organization Alcor; the article contained accusations from a fired Alcor employee alleging Alcor had mishandled the cryopreservation of baseball player Ted Williams. Although the Cryonics Institute was not involved in the case, the media hype spurred the state of Michigan to place CI under a "Cease and Desist" order for six months. Subsequently, the Michigan government decided to license and regulate the Cryonics Institute as a cemetery.〔 〕 As a result, the perfusion of the bodies could not be performed in the Cryonics Institute building from 2004 to 2012. In accordance to law, this was done at the facilities of a funeral director. In 2012, the new Michigan Republican government reversed the Cryonics Institute's classification as a cemetery, removing it from cemetery regulation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cryonics Institute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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