cryopreservation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cryopreservation
1972; cryo- + preservation
Example Sentences
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Funding for the research was provided by the National Science Foundation's Engineering Research Center for Advanced Technologies for the Preservation of Biological Systems, which supports leading-edge work in cryopreservation.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
Prior to cooling, they treated the tissue with cryopreservation chemicals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
There is a sense of anticipation as a member of the research team opens a large a metal cryopreservation tank where Oliver's gene edited stem cells are frozen, having been transported back from GOSH.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025
In 1976, Ettinger founded the Cryonics Institute, a nonprofit that freezes both humans and pets in the hope of someday reviving them, and the cryopreservation movement was born.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024
Not only can this technology be used in genetic experiments, but it can also help to preserve endangered species through cryopreservation, a preservation technique conducted at ultra-low temperatures.
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024
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