TEW20 t1_ixmthod wrote on November 24, 2022 at 5:20 PM Reply to comment by _googlefanatic_ in If freezing tissue generally damages the cells, how are we able to freeze human eggs and embryos for birthing later? by badblackguy Not necessarily, some structures never regenerate and scar tissue forms where the damage happened, so that part of the tissue never recovers it's function. That's why damage to some organs cannot be repaired. Permalink Parent 1
TEW20 t1_ixmthod wrote
Reply to comment by _googlefanatic_ in If freezing tissue generally damages the cells, how are we able to freeze human eggs and embryos for birthing later? by badblackguy
Not necessarily, some structures never regenerate and scar tissue forms where the damage happened, so that part of the tissue never recovers it's function. That's why damage to some organs cannot be repaired.