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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Because the worms, which number in the millions, are essentially stuck in the conditions they were collected in thanks to cryopreservation, researchers can use them for tests for decades without worry, Tintori said.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
The egg freezing process, otherwise medically known as mature oocyte cryopreservation, is a step that some women prefer to take to prepare for family planning down the road.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 21 Dec. 2023
The larvae that survive cryopreservation are exceptionally fragile and can experience side effects that slow their development.
—WIRED, 11 Nov. 2023
As reefs worldwide are threatened by rising sea temperatures, bleaching, and acidification, cryopreservation is a growing part of the strategy to restore these ecosystems.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2023
Coral cryopreservation is difficult in part because freezing and thawing wreak havoc on cells.
—WIRED, 11 Nov. 2023
The new cryopreservation process has been years in the making.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
With environmental pressure on the reefs rising, the researchers needed a cryopreservation strategy that was more effective than focusing on sperm.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
Hagedorn and her collaborators previously pioneered the cryopreservation of coral sperm, with techniques similar to those used in human sperm banks.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
The egg freezing process, otherwise medically known as mature oocyte cryopreservation, is a step that some women prefer to take to prepare for family planning down the road.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 21 Dec. 2023
The larvae that survive cryopreservation are exceptionally fragile and can experience side effects that slow their development.
—WIRED, 11 Nov. 2023
As reefs worldwide are threatened by rising sea temperatures, bleaching, and acidification, cryopreservation is a growing part of the strategy to restore these ecosystems.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2023
Coral cryopreservation is difficult in part because freezing and thawing wreak havoc on cells.
—WIRED, 11 Nov. 2023
The new cryopreservation process has been years in the making.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
With environmental pressure on the reefs rising, the researchers needed a cryopreservation strategy that was more effective than focusing on sperm.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
Hagedorn and her collaborators previously pioneered the cryopreservation of coral sperm, with techniques similar to those used in human sperm banks.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
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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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