Mr Pilgeram says his father, Laurence, a molecular biologist, paid $120,000 to Alcor to preserve his body in the hope that one day new technology could bring him back to life. “They chopped his head off, burned his body, put it in a box and sent it to my house,” Mr Pilgeram told local newspaper the Great Falls Tribune. It's based in science fiction more than anything elseAlcor is still storing Mr Pilgeram senior’s head, frozen in liquid nitrogen. In this particular case, Laurence Pilgeram was absolutely aware of that.”Despite his father’s belief in futuristic science, Mr Pilgeram is sceptical about the experimental procedure’s potential. It’s based in science fiction more than anything else.”Both Mr Pilgeram and Alcor are claiming breach of contract in a court in Santa Barbara, California.

Source: National Post June 13, 2019 08:15 UTC