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Cryogénisation -196° C Comme ici, chez DOSSIER Alcor, en Arizona, les corps sont conservés dans des silos maintenus à très basse température par de l’azote liquide. TÊTE EN BAS Afin de limiter au maximum la formation de cristaux de glace, qui endommagent les cellules, une solution d’antigel est injectée dans les vaisseaux sanguins. Le corps est ensuite conservé la tête en bas dans le silo, pour que l’antigel atteigne le cerveau. CRYOGÉNISATION ESCROQUERIE OU ESPOIR? n ÉVÉNEMENT Une jeune Anglaise, atteinte d’un cancer incurable, a obtenu de la justice le droit de se faire cryogéniser après son décès n REPORTAGE Pendant des années, le photographe Murray Ballard a réalisé un travail exceptionnel sur le sujet, rencontrant les personnes tentées par l’aventure et visitant les trois sociétés spécialisées existantes, aux Etats-Unis, en France et en Russie n INTERVIEW Le patron de l’une d’elles, KrioRus, veut ouvrir un laboratoire en Suisse Photos MURRAY BALLARD – Textes CHRISTIAN RAPPAZ 30 L’ILLUSTRÉ 49/16 L’ILLUSTRÉ 49/16 31 C M Y K C M Y K DOSSIER CRYOGÉNISATION 1 2 200 patients sont «stockés» dans de l’azote liquide à travers le monde 2000 ont signé le contrat VOYAGE AU PAYS DE LA CRYOGÉNISATION 1. Aaron Drake, directeur médical d’Alcor, en Arizona, préparant des médications. 2. Les silos contenant des corps congelés, chez Cryonics Institute, dans le Michigan. 3. Meeting et explications pour de futurs candidats à la cryogénisation (Alcor). 4. John Bull, futur «patient» de Terasem Movement en Floride, enregistre une vidéo donnant des instructions à propos de sa mort. 5. Des chats sont également cryogénisés. 6. Boîte à fleurs, déposées par les proches (Cryonics Institute). 3 4 5 6 PHOTOS: MURRAY BALLARD MURRAY PHOTOS: 32 L’ILLUSTRÉ 49/16 L’ILLUSTRÉ 49/16 33 C M Y K C M Y K DOSSIER CRYOGÉNISATION En route vers la vie éternelle? Comme 300 personnes avant elle, une adolescente britannique a récemment obtenu le droit de se faire cryogéniser après son décès. Bien que la technique de conservation des corps évolue, réveiller les morts n’est pas encore pour demain. Le point. Texte CHRISTIAN RAPPAZ avec un corps qu’on leur gref- En 1959, «Sciences et Avenir» fait sa une sur fera est beaucoup plus grande. la cryogénisation. A dr.: congélation en 1967 a nouvelle ne vous A ce stade, vous pensez sans de James Bedford, le premier homme a sans doute pas doute être en train de lire au cryogénisé. Tout à dr.: portraits de patients échappé. Il y a quelques mieux un roman de science- cryogénisés, affichés au mur du Cryonics semaines, une jeune fiction et au pire un délire de Institute, dans le Michigan. Anglaise de 14 ans, journaliste. Eh bien pas du tout. souffrant d’un cancer Certes, à l’image du généticien est toujours conservé par la d’un rein de lapin, de larves l’était aussi le célèbre biolo- «Un jour, on verra les incurables à réveiller quand on aura un Page suivante: en phase terminale, a franco-suisse André Langaney, Fondation Alcor, en Arizona, de mouches drosophiles et de giste et écrivain français Jean et les vieillards aller se faire remède contre le cancer, contre obtenu de la justice le spécialiste de l’évolution et de première entreprise du genre certains parasites. «Mais qui Rostand, lorsqu’il délivra cette congeler. On les mettra dans le vieillissement, et pourquoi La cryogénisation pour les nuls ▷ droit de se faire cryogéniser la génétique des populations, la sur la planète, rejointe dix ans ne tente rien n’a rien. De toute phrase qui fit le buzz en 1959: des tiroirs avec des étiquettes: pas contre la mort.» Laprès son décès. Ce n’est pas cryogénie a ses détracteurs. «Ce plus tard par sa concurrente façon, si ça ne marche pas, on que cette pratique soit inter- n’est pas une science, mais une du Michigan, le Cryonics Ins- ne s’en rendra pas compte», dite au Royaume-Uni, mais technique, une forme de momi- titute, puis par KrioRus, une confie Roland Missonnier, le l’un de ses deux parents s’était fication, comme Ramsès II en société moscovite, en 2005. A pionnier français du procédé. opposé à sa décision. Pour est l’exemple, en un peu mieux. ce jour, plus de 2000 personnes «Arrêtez cette escroquerie», convaincre les juges, l’adoles- Mais les chances de «résurrec- ont signé un contrat de cryo- supplie André Langaney. «Si cente, qui demanda que son tion» ne sont pas supérieures à génisation, qui sera honoré la technique marche très bien identité ne soit pas révélée, la sienne, donc égales à zéro», leur dernière heure venue. En pour les ovocytes, les sperma- adressa une lettre à la Haute estime le professeur honoraire l’envisageant publiquement, tozoïdes, des cellules sanguines Cour de Londres, dans laquelle de l’Université de Genève. Reste des célébrités telles que Simon et des embryons précoces, elle elle exposa son désir de vivre que depuis que le professeur Cowell, le producteur anglais de est impossible à appliquer à plus longtemps, pariant sur les de physique américain Robert l’émission Britain’s Got Talent des vertébrés supérieurs. Je ne progrès de la science et de la Ettinger a exposé La perspective (et de sa version américaine), et vois pas comment un prétendu médecine pour la ranimer et de l’immortalité dans un livre, l’intervieweur star de CNN Larry antigel miracle peut se répandre la soigner d’ici à un ou deux en 1962, l’idée de conserver un King ont également contribué à dans le volume considérable siècles. Bingo. Elle fut autorisée mort à très basse température et remettre la cryogénie au cœur d’un corps humain. Comment à rejoindre le cercle encore très de le réveiller un jour a non seu- de l’actualité. Sans oublier la ce liquide pénétrerait la moelle fermé des cryonics. Trois cent lement alimenté les fantasmes, découverte de Google X, le osseuse, indispensable à la cinquante personnes à travers mais aussi fait son chemin et laboratoire du géant du Net, qui création des globules du sang. le monde, croyant dur comme ses adeptes. Ettinger repose lui- assure développer un concept Et puis, comment ressusciter la fer que la science ranimera même, avec sa mère et ses deux de détection des maladies sus- mémoire qui est perdue à peine un jour leur corps vitrifié et épouses, au Cryonics Institute, ceptible de mesurer les chan- quelques minutes après la mort, conservé dans de l’azote liquide dont il est le fondateur. gements biochimiques annon- lorsque les circuits de neurones à –196°C. Parmi elles, une majo- ciateurs de la maladie avant arrêtent de fonctionner? C’est rité de «neuros», ainsi nom- 2000 personnes en attente l’apparition de celle-ci. Une techniquement inimaginable», més parce qu’ils ont choisi de Le premier être humain cryogé- somme d’éléments qui poussent affirme le généticien français, en cryogéniser seulement leur tête nisé fut toutefois James Bedford, les gens à s’intéresser de plus rappelant qu’après avoir passé et donc leur cerveau, certains un professeur de psychologie près à la cryogénisation. un peu plus d’une heure dans que leurs chances de revivre américain, en 1967. Son corps une eau à 17°C, un corps humain De Shakespeare à Rostand nu et immobile ne donne plus Mais le chemin vers la résur- aucun signe de vie. «Comme «Ce n’est pas une science, mais rection et la vie éternelle est l’a si bien souligné Shakespeare, une technique, une forme semé d’embûches. Pour l’ins- nous n’existons que par notre tant, les seuls succès avérés pensée», conclut André Lan- PHOTOS: MURRAY BALLARD, THE LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION/GETTY IMAGES, DR IMAGES, THE COLLECTION/GETTY LIFE PICTURE BALLARD, MURRAY PHOTOS: de momification» André Langaney, professeur concernent la réanimation ganey, sûr de son fait. Comme 34 L’ILLUSTRÉ 49/16 L’ILLUSTRÉ 49/16 35 C M Y K C M Y K DOSSIER CRYOGÉNISATION LA CRYOGÉNISATION POUR LES NULS Comment, combien, pourquoi, pour qui, pour quand… Dix questions pour décrypter la technique qui promet résurrection et immortalité. La cryogénisation, c’est quoi? Quels sont les droits de la per- Le procédé consiste à conserver sonne cryogénisée et les devoirs 1 un être humain, ou seulement son 8 de l’entreprise? cerveau, en état de mort clinique dans Sur son site, le Cryonics Institute indique de l’azote liquide à une température de que les personnes qui font appel à ses ser- -196 °C et ce dans l’optique de le rame- vices doivent accepter le risque d’un échec. ner à la vie si un jour les progrès de la Pour répondre à la loi américaine, le patient science le permettent. fait don de son corps à la science afin que Comment ça marche? l’entreprise qui le conserve en acquière la Fanny Roulet Roland Missonnier Selon la société américaine Alcor, le propriété biologique. Idem chez KrioRus, Avocate spécialiste Fondateur de la corps doit être placé dans un bain où les patients sont liés à la société par un 2 du droit médical et Société Cryonics de contrat d’expérimentation scientifique sur de glace sitôt après la mort. Le cœur de la santé, Genève France doit continuer à battre artificiellement lequel l’entreprise spécifie qu’elle ne donne pour que le cerveau soit toujours irrigué, aucune garantie de succès. cadre du suicide assisté. Le cas échéant, jusqu’à ce qu’une machine prenne le on se trouverait effectivement face à un Quand pourra-t-on réveiller les relais. L’eau et le sang doivent ensuite «meurtre sur demande de la victime», spé- cryogénisés? être remplacés par un liquide antigel.
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