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Scientists Propose Lunar ‘Noah’s Ark’ to Preserve DNA of Endangered Species




Thu, 08/01/2024 - 15:50

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Image of the Moon's surface taken by Lunar Orbiter 2.

The vault would rely on its remoteness from human-made disasters and the Moon's naturally low temperatures to cryogenically preserve animal skin samples.

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Space, Cryogenics, dna sequencing, doomsday, moon, Seeds, smithsonian

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Scientists Propose Lunar ‘Noah’s Ark’ to Preserve DNA of Endangered Species
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