cryopreservation
noun
cryo·pres·er·va·tion
ˌkrī-ō-ˌpre-zər-ˈvā-shən 
: preservation (as of cells) by subjection to extremely low temperatures
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Other institutions are pursuing similar work, including the Cincinnati Zoo, which is also working on cryopreservation of oaks and other native U.S. plants, as well as the U.S. Department of Agriculture and The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens in San Marino.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
This will reportedly affect new authorizations and will not disrupt cryopreservation that has already been initiated.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Another strategy could be ovarian cryopreservation.
—Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Oktay, the biologist studying ovarian tissue cryopreservation, told me the procedure is a minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, and can be performed at the same time as another abdominal surgery like a C-section.
—Anna North, Vox, 6 May 2025
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
This will reportedly affect new authorizations and will not disrupt cryopreservation that has already been initiated.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Another strategy could be ovarian cryopreservation.
—Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Oktay, the biologist studying ovarian tissue cryopreservation, told me the procedure is a minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, and can be performed at the same time as another abdominal surgery like a C-section.
—Anna North, Vox, 6 May 2025
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cryopreservation
noun
cryo·pres·er·va·tion
-ˌprez-ər-ˈvā-shən
: preservation (as of sperm or eggs) by subjection to extremely low temperatures
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