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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Using cryopreservation also allows for more comprehensive testing and quality control before treatment, and more precise dosing of the chemotherapy used to prepare patients for the gene therapy.
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New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
Researchers were pleasantly surprised to find that spaceflight did not affect how well the germ cells sustained themselves through cryopreservation, underlining an important option for future human use.
—Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The team took stem cells from mice, then froze them solid, a process called cryopreservation.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
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New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
Researchers were pleasantly surprised to find that spaceflight did not affect how well the germ cells sustained themselves through cryopreservation, underlining an important option for future human use.
—Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The team took stem cells from mice, then froze them solid, a process called cryopreservation.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 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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