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  • Noah's Frozen Ark

    British scientists announced on July 27, 2004, that they were going to freeze endangered species to conserve their DNA in the hope of being able to "resuscitate" them one day thanks to cloning. The project, called the "Frozen Ark", is in fact the...

    • Publication date : 2004/09/14
  • Briefs: Losing weight thanks to cooling?

    Could cold temperatures become a way to lose weight? Three recent studies underline the role of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in burning fat to produce heat and regulate body temperature. Human adults were previously thought to be lacking BAT. All...

    • Publication date : 2009/08/13
  • Refrigeration technologies help preserve biodiversity

    The role of refrigeration in biodiversity protection is illustrated by two examples: the cryopreservation of coral larvae and the use of refrigeration to fight bee colony collapse.

    • Publication date : 2019/05/29
    • Subjects: Environment, General information
  • Preserving frogs from extinction thanks to cryobanking

    Australian frog cells have been successfully frozen and re-grown in culture, offering hope of a new technique to safeguard endangered amphibians.

    • Publication date : 2018/05/17
  • Honey is an efficient natural cryoprotectant in fertility preservation

    While several review articles point to the need for new, effective and less toxic cryoprotectants, honey has proven to be an effective non-penetrating...

    • Publication date : 2022/03/31
    • Subjects: Technology
  • Conference report: An important event in Saint Petersburg

    The IIR-co-sponsored International Conference on the "Conservation of Genetic Resources", was held in Saint Petersburg at the prestigious Institute of Cytology (Russian Academy of Sciences), on October 19-22, 2004. There were 120 participants from...

    • Publication date : 2005/02/11