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		brabel on March 14, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Year 2000 (1967) Many good guesses, but this one makes me wonder what the heck they had in mind: "Human "hibernation" for short periods (hours or days) for medical purposes" Was this some kind of research field in the 60's?

davidhyde on March 14, 2022 [–]

This one is actually a hit and it’s called a medically induced coma. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_coma

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