A Lunar Biorepository to Preserve Biodiversity, with Mary Hagedorn

31/07/2024 32 min Episodio 156
A Lunar Biorepository to Preserve Biodiversity, with Mary Hagedorn

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For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Mary Hagedorn of the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute for a discussion about biorepositories, and specifically, a plan to place a biorepository on the Moon. Described in a recent article in BioScience, such a repository would take advantage of the Moon's naturally cold temperatures to provide safe long-term storage for cryopreserved animal tissues.

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