cryopreservation
noun
cryo·pres·er·va·tion
ˌkrī-ō-ˌpre-zər-ˈvā-shən 
: preservation (as of cells) by subjection to extremely low temperatures
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Others tackle complex questions about genetics, cryopreservation and chemistry.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Preservation techniques such as cryopreservation can allow tissue samples such as bone marrow to function similarly to that of living donor sources.
—Peter A Noble, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2024
To reduce this risk, Hagedorn and the team thought about how cryopreservation could be achieved passively, which is impossible on Earth, and alighted on the moon.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
The paper, published in the journal BioScience, draws on the successful cryopreservation of skin samples from a fish, and outlines a method for creating a biorepository that would keep samples of other species safe.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Preservation techniques such as cryopreservation can allow tissue samples such as bone marrow to function similarly to that of living donor sources.
—Peter A Noble, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2024
To reduce this risk, Hagedorn and the team thought about how cryopreservation could be achieved passively, which is impossible on Earth, and alighted on the moon.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
The paper, published in the journal BioScience, draws on the successful cryopreservation of skin samples from a fish, and outlines a method for creating a biorepository that would keep samples of other species safe.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
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cryopreservation
noun
cryo·pres·er·va·tion
-ˌprez-ər-ˈvā-shən
: preservation (as of sperm or eggs) by subjection to extremely low temperatures
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