Will Humans Ever Be Able to Hibernate?

thank you for the useful and interesting information. It does seem intuitive that the information for entering a state of hibernation would be genetically encoded and would be conserved among different clades of mammals. Because we have so much genetic similarity to fat tailed lemurs, despite being so different in terms of phenotype, suggests that the difference in phenotype is determined largely by the way the genetic material is regulated. In a word: epigenetics. Genes are turned on or off depending on environmental stimuli. It's about hacking the genetic potential that is already there. Once we find out how to turn on the functions that are encoded in our genomes we truly could become more than human.

its called a coma

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what is a coma, alex?

This presenter's nose ring looks like a drop of snot.

wtf did I just see... I'd rather not.... Jesus

Sounds like an awesome cure for obecity too. Put the person into hibernation prevents him from stuffing crap into his face, all while burning pure fat in stead of carbs :-P

What about using hibernation more for people that don't need to worry about as many blood clots because of cybernetic replacements. You just replace several body parts with mechanical body parts that don't rely on biological necessities like blood, muscles, or bones.

is coma is short of hibernate ??

$100,000 TO BE PUT INTO HYBERNATION FOR 30 DAYS.    Human hibernation would be a massive scientific, even medical breakthrough.  If it does become possible someday, they will need to find some "human guini pig" volunteers to experiment it on.  And of course, to entice people to subject themselves to a questionable experiment, they would need to be offered attractive compensation. 
  So, WHAT IF scientists do find a way someday?  Would YOU volunteer to be put into hibernation for a month if offered $100,000?   Me, I think I would.  The money would pay off just about everything, and I'd be part of a huge scientific breakthrough.

humans can hibernate, its called coma

this woman sounds llike shes giving the "for your information!" lecture, very anxty

Don't you need a sus-an membrane to be able to hibernate?

Olivia is getting better at this. I absorbed a fair amount of the content in one sitting, quite enjoyed the video. Maybe chill on the hand movement a little as it's a tiny bit distracting, otherwise good work. Also pace your speech a little - think James T Kirk, and how he makes mundane things intriguing with pacing and spacing :)

humans should be able to hibernate. Our lifestyles just don't permit us to do so.

did she say 'that lovely smell of rotten egg' ???

hibernate your responsibilities away

This year december in Peru , is going to be 4 hours in slow my body (crio temp products machine)

i already do my own hibernation thing this is why i call myself a creature instead of human

thx for this ha bisky vid (meows at you)

Bring back whats his name, her voice is screechy and reminds me of a pterodactyl.

Hydrogen sulfide and it's analogs aren't the only triggers for hibernation being researched, there's also an opiate and a peptide being investigated plus simply reducing the core body temperature is a trigger.

What causes muscle and bone density loss though? Would those processes also be slowed down by hibernating?

What about aging? How is it affected?

The lighting/coloring was off every so often when the camera was on her. Turned gray-ish. Just wanted you to know.

There's a legend in my place about a hermit who meditate in remote cave for years. So long that he meditate, mold and limestone covered his body until he can no longer be distinguishable from a rock around him. As usual, a disciplined mind can achieve many unbelievable feat.

relevant to my interests

Come take a fantastic voyage with me on the SS Rotten Egg Smell.

I think a monk's meditation IS hibernation.

Damn,you are so hot

How does the anime survive if the body temperature can be lover then freezing temperatur

Isn't that estivate in the dry hot times?

I need a transcript...(sigh)

DNP causes the body to turn off carb use and turns on fat metabolism

Ohh this was a good one! I liked how the video presented some super awesome [and totally random :)] facts like about the arctic ground squirrel, yet at the same time also discussed some real-life, ACTUAL benefits of hibernation for humans like being able to reduce car crash fatalities. New random facts to keep me entertained, and practical knowledge to give the video some definite purpose. Perfect!

Olivia, you are the best!

Whats the ladies name ????

sounds like a coma

4:51 - muscle loss in space may also be slowed down if we are in hibernation.

Maybe we could solve the long term hibernation problems by not doing it,imo it would be a better idea to hibernate for 8 hours or so,than wake up,do a bit of exercise and stretching,than going back to hibernation.

Sure it wouldnt be as effective and resurce saving like hibernating for months at a time,but it would still help a lot.

I wouldn't mind going into suspended animation until the human race gets its act together and people like Donald Trump are gone.

Not to forget that this could eventually also lead to beeing able to (re)grow additional limbs at will.
"Woah, i would need like 3 extra arms for this hsit, ill be back in about 2 months."

So if you eat a lot of eggs and seal yourself into a big glass tube, do you hibernate or put yourself to sleep another way?

plz stop moving so much -______-

shes so freaking hot

good content, even when each sentence ends with an upward inflection.

This girl is so hot she really needs a makeover

I love how they felt it was necessary to define the function of the mitochondria...

3:25 lab mouse or lab rat? It looks a lot more like a rat than a mouse to me

I love her videos, why does everyone hate her?

STOP JUMPING GOD DAMN IT YOU MADE ME DIZZY!!

That hydrogen sulfilde bit, got me to thinking, as an emergence or concoction for deep water diving....could we add in the necessary dose to slow ones breathing

stasis pods now equipped with purr machines to combat atrophy and clotting

Why does she fucking bounce on every word.

Now if only the researchers could find a way to stop my co-workers from hibernating 9-5 weekdays.

Reminds me of therapeutic hypothermia used in critical care units. Slows oxygen consumption and can blunt end organ damage from shock.

I love the show but cannot watch thus girl and her excessive hand talking. Be more like Hank or Mike please!

every time I hear the beginning of this opening I expect it to go into the Offspring's "You'e Gonna Go Far Kid"

isn't being in a coma something similar to hibernation?

This sounds like how we get zombies.....

Relax those hands sister

I wish people would stop commenting on the host and comment about the topic of the video instead....

How can the arctic squirrels temp drop below 0 and not kill them? At what point does their blood just freeze?

Her hand movements annoy the shit out of me.

I have been hibernating for 5 years now. One day I woke up and was the laziest most inactive person alive.

believe me lady I know what the mitochondria is

1:53 We share 97% of our DNA with other great apes like Chimpanzees and Gorillas. It is around 70 percent for gibbons, monkeys, and lemurs

I wonder if i can get a hibernation treament while in line at the post office

why does she end every sentence as of she was asking a question?

isnt it kinda like a coma?

I love the vid and the info, but your voice is stabbing my ears ;u;

So fart gas can knock people out for hours?

I might have sent some people into hibernation before...

I got, I got the answer to "turn down for what?" Turn down the genes that process carbs. Obesity problems solved, that's what.

Ketogenic Diet

I still find her voice really irritating. Please don't hate me :/

imagine sleeping while standing, must be annoying as hell

pff i can do it every day

Poison apple?

Being forced to breath air containing a mix of hydrogen sulfide sounds very unpleasant.

maybe mice should work out in West Texas. I've lost a few friends to h2s

Wait, so if I fart on my pet mouse it will go to sleep?
*_<"peep peep peep, come here squeaky, I have something for you">_*

SciShow is losing some respect form me.
97% of our genes are shared with a lemur?
That is a ridiculous statement and VERY misleading.
Like, we share 50% DNA with Bananas but that doesn't mean anything in THIS context, we are not going to turn into one or behave like one any time soon.
Black and White people are MORE than 99% similar, but people will still kill about the fact that they are DIFFERENT.

You seem to have a problem with terminology here. You refer to all extended periods of suspended activity as "hibernation". Hibernation refers specifically to this activity (or lack thereof) during the winter. The "Hiber" part of the word indicates winter. If this occurs during the summer, such as with the lemurs you talk about, it's called "estivation".

very annoying voice

0:41 Hyper-nation? Which nation? Why is it hyper?

Screw all this complainant bitches, you're a good host Olivia

Humans can already hibernate. It's called a coma.

sounds like it would make a great weightloss diet too

Throughout the course of this video her gray jacket progresses to slip further and further from her right shoulder.

holy crap, I WANT TO BE A BEAR, I've always wanted to be a bear and hibernate. A thick comfortable fur coat and being able to sleep for a 1/4 of the year would be awesome.

I can never sit through one of her videos.  As interesting as the video subject may be, her body language and tone bore and seem rehearsed.

I know some people who could hibernate their whole lives because of excessive stores of fat.

how do seedless grapes exist?

is the anchor a girl or is it just dubbed?

I am unhappy. the video gets to the fat tailed lemurs and seizes up. there have been other videos on YouTube that have done this. I was really looking forward to seeing this one.

Hydrogen sulfide? No thanks. It's too stinky!

Ever started a SciShow video and wished it wasn't Olivia?

One dayt I'm going to hook up a lead to her nose ring and lead her around a ring like she obviously wants.

her hand talk is really bad