@arynwilder.bsky.social presents on the incredible ways in which conservation genomics has impacted reintroductions of the Pacific Pocket Mouse (which is not a mouse!) at the 50th anniversary of the #FrozenZoo #consgen 🧪🧬

Absolutely amazing moment: the #FrozenZoo turned 50 today, and so many amazing scientists were here in San Diego to celebrate 🧪@sandiegozoo.bsky.social

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Frozen zoo (Zoology 🦥)

A frozen zoo is a storage facility in which genetic materials taken from animals are stored at very low temperatures in tanks of liquid nitrogen. Material preserved in this way can be stored indefinitely and used for artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo […]

Frozen Zoo® Our Frozen Zoo® is the largest and most diverse collection of its kind in the world. It contains over 10,000 living cell cultures, oocytes, sperm, and embryos representing nearly 1,000 taxa, including...

FYI: I think too few people are aware of the SD zoo's #FrozenZoo project.

science.sandiegozoo.org/resources/fr...

Despite its name, the Frozen Zoo does not require a scarf & mittens! In this episode, we speak with Dr. Oliver Ryder, director of conservation genetics at SDZWA.

Episodes of #AmazingWildlife are available wherever you listen to podcasts.

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#animalfacts #WildlifeConservation #sandiegozoo