Tag: Endangered
Colossal and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Launches National Endangered Species Biobank
National Biobank Initiative: Archive will preserve living cells, reproductive tissues and genomic material from more than 2,300 ESA-listed species.
Open Genomic Resource: Conservation...
University of Minnesota and Smithsonian Scientists Outline Plan for Cryogenic Storage on the Moon
Highlights
Proposal suggests using moon’s cold craters for long-term cryopreservation of biological materials.
Lunar storage aims to enhance resilience against Earth-based threats to biodiversity.
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Australia’s Largest ‘Living Biobank’ Developed to Safeguard Wildlife Species via Cryopreservation
Australia is embarking on an unprecedented conservation effort with the development of a 'living biobank' by the University of Melbourne and Museums Victoria Research...
Revive & Restore Partners with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to Protect the Genetic...
The non-profit organization Revive & Restore has unveiled an innovative new project, in collaboration with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, aimed at establishing...
Animal Biobanking for Conservation Specialist Group Aims to Establish Global Network for Genetic Resources...
Our world is currently facing a massive crisis of extinction, where the populations of various wildlife species have reduced by an average of 69%...
Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa (BBSA): A Central Repository Launches to Conserve and Manage Biodiversity...
In a first for the country, a central repository, Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa (BBSA), was launched to conserve and manage biodiversity samples on 1 March...
Creating a Zoological Specimen Biobank
Ziath has donated 2D-barcode scanners, software, and barcoded sample tubes to the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to assist them in creating a unique...
















