March 16, 2004

Company: Frozen lobsters come back to life

Posted by tourdemars to Life on Mars at March 16, 2004 11:43 AM

A company says its freezing technique allows some lobsters to come back to life when thawed -- just in time to become dinner. Trufresh LLC, of Suffield, Connecticut, discovered that the method it has used for years on salmon also revived some lobsters after their subzero sojourns, which involves immersing the lobster in a brine 40 below zero.
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Additional research needs in cryrogenics as this is implied, would mean less supplies needed by a crew going to Mars. But at what point is the body harmed by doing this and how many times can it be done successfully.

Posted by: Harold LaValley at March 16, 2004 11:51 AM