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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The experiment also showed real promise for cryopreservation.
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Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
Others tackle complex questions about genetics, cryopreservation and chemistry.
—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
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Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
Others tackle complex questions about genetics, cryopreservation and chemistry.
—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
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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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