Bioresource Banking

Preserve the legacy of life by maintaining, utilizing, and sharing genetic resources in support of conservation.

 

Native plant seed banking:

• Millennium Seed Bank Project
  

The Frozen Zoo®:

• Banking Genome Biomaterials of Terrestrial Vertebrates: Adding Amphibians to the Ark

• Integrated Primate Biomaterials and Information Resource
• Semen Collection and Cryopreservation in the African Elephant
• Semen Collection and Cryopreservation in Hawaiian Forest Birds
• Optimization of In Vitro Culture Requirements for Gamete Manipulation
• Cell Banking and Genetic Characterization of the Endangered Gobi Bear
  

Stem cell resources to support conservation efforts:

• Adult Stem Cell Acquisition and Culture
  

Field collection and preservation methods for plant and animal germplasm:

• Optimization of Germplasm Cryopreservation Techniques

Global networks for bioresources:

• Barcoding for Species Conservation