Do you know that hyderabad is the location of the contemporary Noah's Ark? You did read that correctly. The National Wildlife Genetic Resource bank, the nation's first genetic resource bank, is located in the Laboratory of Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES) of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), which is the modern incarnation of the biblical account of Noah's Ark.

Cryo-preserving live cell lines, gametes, and embryos of not just endangered species but also of any conceivable animal in india is done by the sole genetic resource bank in the nation. The facility is special because CCMB-LaCONES has created distinct techniques for collecting and cryo-preserving oocytes and semen from wild animals and government-run zoological parks.

There are only 20 such laboratories in the entire globe, thus the researchers from the CCMB-LaCONES put a lot of effort into designing and developing this one-of-a-kind facility. The CCMBB-LaCONES researchers conducted a significant analysis of the frozen Zoo at the San Diego Zoo in the United States, which is regarded as the largest and most diverse collection with over 10,000 living cell cultures, oocytes, sperm, and embryos, including extinct species. This analysis helped establish the cryo-preservation facility.

The scientists at CCMB-LaCONES employ liquid nitrogen that has been chilled to minus 195 degrees Celsius for cryogenic preservation. Senior scientists from LaCONES claimed that the ground-breaking facility will serve as a ready-reckoner and a source of reference for future generations in addition to preserving animal genetic material for posterity.

They said that with the rapid advancement of biotechnology, a facility like this would be invaluable for future cutting-edge genetic research. The CCMB LaCONES is working with several indian Zoo facilities to make the preservation laboratory a success so that the genetic resources of the animals may be gathered for preservation.
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G GOWTHAM

01/08/2023 09:25 AM