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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tom Batchelor

Zoo fights to save species from extinction by cryogenically freezing genetic samples

PA Wire

A zoo in southwest England is aiming to save some of the world’s most endangered species from extinction by cryogenically freezing tissue and reproductive cell samples, with the aim of helping at-risk animals breed in the future.

Paignton Zoo in Devon has partnered with Nature’s SAFE, one of Europe’s first “living biobanks”, to process and store the endangered creatures’ samples in a living state at -196C.

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