Редактирование: Alcor Life Extension Foundation

[[File:Alcor logo.png|thumb|right|200px|Alcor Life Extension Foundation logo]]
The '''Alcor Life Extension Foundation''' or just '''Alcor''' is an American nonprofit organization that conducts [[cryopreservation]]s and [[cryonics research]]. Its facility is currently located in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. Alcor publishes the ''[[Cryonics (magazine)|Cryonics]]'' magazine.

Alcor was founded by [[Fred Chamberlain|Fred]] and [[Linda Chamberlain]] as the '''Alcor Society for Solid State Hypothermia''' in California in 1972. It was named after Alcor, a star that had just the right brightness that it was used as a test for clear vision.<ref name="About">[https://www.alcor.org/about/ About]. alcor.org</ref> Alcor moved from Fullerton, California to Riverside, California in 1987, and moved to Scottsdale, Arizona in 1994.<ref name="About" />

As of 2022, Alcor uses the [[SST]] providers [[International Cryomedicine Experts]] and [[Suspended Animation, Inc.]] for cases outside its resident state of Arizona; within the state its in-house team is normally used for all services.<ref>[https://alcor.org/docs/cryonics-magazine-2022-01.pdf An Institutional History of Alcor]. [[R. Michael Perry]]. ''[[Cryonics (magazine)|Cryonics]]'' 2022 #1 (page 41)</ref> Alcor strongly encourages members who are terminally ill to relocate to cooperative hospice facilities in Scottsdale, Arizona.<ref name="Alcor Procedures">[https://www.alcor.org/library/introduction-to-alcor-procedures/ Introduction to Alcor Procedures]. alcor.org</ref> In 2022, upon asking Alcor via email regarding what hospices they have a cooperative history with, Alcor mentioned Hospice of the Valley and Seasons Hospice.<ref>Personal communication via email between [[User:Binguslover|Binguslover]] and the Alcor Life Extension Foundation, October 2022</ref> As of April 2025, Alcor has 248 patients and 1,442 members.<ref>[https://www.alcor.org/about/ About Alcor: The World Leader in Cryonics]. alcor.org. Retrieved April 19, 2025</ref>

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== External links ==
* [https://www.alcor.org/ Official website]
* LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/company/alcor-life-extension-foundation Alcor Life Extension Foundation]
* [https://www.facebook.com/alcor.life.extension.foundation/ Facebook page]
* [https://www.tiktok.com/@alcorcryonics TikTok profile]
* [https://twitter.com/AlcorCryonics/ Twitter profile]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUh9FLcWu8k5k5W_ofWQMZA YouTube channel]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcor_Life_Extension_Foundation Alcor Life Extension Foundation]

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