In any event, my real point was to draw the distinction between cryogenics and cryonics. They are not interchangeable terms. The former is a well-established, respected and legitimate field of scientific study. The latter is an experimental procedure that has yet to be proven viable. As one who has won awards in the field of cryogenics (*), I did not wish for the two fields of study to become confused.
(*) I won a gold medal (first place) in my 8th grade science fair for a project on cryogenics. :)
Sorry, didn't mean to get off topic there. Your comments are exactly right. Poor editing on the part of NYT (what's new?).