Cryonics debate: 'Many scientists are afraid to hurt their careers'

Research into the controversial science of freezing humans is being stifled by close-minded scientific community, it is claimed

Vital interrogation of the science behind cryogenically freezing humans is being stifled because scientists fear being ostracised and ridiculed, according to a leading researcher in the field.

The cryobiologist Ramon Risco said scientists risked damaging their careers and being excluded from scientific societies if they worked on cryonics, the controversial science used last month to freeze the body of a 14-year-old cancer victim.