With Body Worlds or Fairfax Cryobank, Immortality is Within Reach

Are you ready to live forever? No longer must you search in vain for a life extension the old fashioned ways of occultism, and instead there are some other means of keeping you around for posterity. While medicine and science are still lagging behind in this pursuit, donations now make it possible to live on endlessly - all you need to do is give of yourself.

Make a body donation to Body Worlds

Bodies donated to the institution - after death, of course - are preserved and displayed. The catch? You must have died of a natural death without severe disfigurement and your body should not have been subjected to an autopsy. With the help of plastination your mortal remains are preserved. One word of caution: the odds are good that you might be displayed in sliced and diced up mode, not nicely dressed with a bouquet of flowers in your hair. CNN reports that there is an active in interest in those who would see their bodies preserved for posterity in this manner.

Make a sperm donation at the Fairfax Cryobank

The Washington Post reported last year about the possibility of one donor - remaining anonymous - siring multiple children. In addition to having your genes live on for posterity, there is a monthly stipend for committed donors. On the downside, there is a movement underfoot to research the identity of unnamed donor, such as the now famous Donor 401, who has become the subject of much recent speculation. Although it is only your genes that live on, remembering that they are part and parcel of you goes a long way to explaining the newfound interest in this form of donation.

Enlist the help of Alcor Life Extension Foundation to undergo cryopreservation

For a price, and after a large amount of legally binding documentation, you may sign up with Alcor to have your body placed in suspended animation with the help of cryopreservation. According to the company, at this point in time there are 865 members and the number is steadily climbing. The downside of course rests in the fact that a failure in the electrical grid or fiscal problems for the company may leave you out in the cold literally and posthumously. In some cases there is a delay that may adversely affect your body's ability to undergo the procedure and being well prepared ahead of time is crucial.

Sources:
www.bodyworlds.com
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/30/body.worlds/
http://www.fairfaxcryobank.com/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/26/AR2006022601095_pf.html
http://www.alcor.org