Concept featured in film: Cryobiology/Ethics

DVD: Chapter 9

Summary of clip:

This is where they have to thaw out Sylvester Stallone after being frozen for a long while (around 20 years) in order to go and catch Wesley Snipes (the criminal).

1. Suggested questions for students when viewing the clip:

• Use this clip to relate how animals survive winter, such as wood frogs and insects.
• Have students discuss what would happen to a human that wants to freeze.
• Discuss the ethics invilved with this practice such as waiting to find cures for diseases, and the practice in the movie.