cryopreserve
Americanverb (used with object)
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Etymology
Origin of cryopreserve
First recorded in 1970–75; cryo- ( def. ) + preserve ( def. )
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It is possible that clones could be produced from cryopatients at some point, though to do so, it would be enough to cryopreserve live body cells, not the brain or the whole body.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2021
Generally, researchers cryopreserve mouse embryos to maintain mutant mouse lines in central repositories, but Niswander’s team hadn’t yet completed the necessary experiments.
From Nature ● Jun. 4, 2020
“We can literally wash the gametes — the semen and embryo — free of diseases, cryopreserve them and then bring them out of the park and use their genetics on other conservation herds,” said Adams.
From The Guardian ● May 1, 2020
But it is getting more requests from labs to help them cryopreserve valuable strains—freezing down sperm or embryos that can later be thawed.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 23, 2020
Progress remained slow for decades, but that began to change in 2023, when researchers at the University of Minnesota successfully transplanted a cryopreserved kidney into another rat.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026
Scientists hope to eventually create cryopreserved banks of tissues such as skin, entire organs, or even limbs, easing shortages and giving doctors time to better prepare recipients for transplants.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 21, 2023
Any sperm that are found are individually placed in a specialized device called a SpermVD and cryopreserved.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
Udalova says she has cryopreserved her mom and dog, and she has committed to being frozen after her own death, too.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2021
She wrote: "I think being cryopreserved gives me a chance to be cured and woken up - even in hundreds of years' time."
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2016
The cost of cryopreserving a pet depends on its size.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2021
We’ve been cryopreserving sperm since the 1950s and human embryos since the 1980s.
From The Verge ● Jul. 13, 2017
The charge for hyperstimulating the ovaries, retrieving eggs and cryopreserving them can exceed US$10,000.
From Nature ● Aug. 24, 2011
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