A Biologist Explains The ‘Frozen Zoo’ — The 50-Year Project That Could Rewrite Extinction

For more than 50 years, scientists have been freezing living cells from endangered species. Here’s how the Frozen Zoo® is ...
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Illumina and the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance partner to sequence the Frozen Zoo®, supporting critical conservation genetics efforts globally

Illumina will sequence up to 4,000 unique individual animals across 1,300 species, unlock genomic insights from 50-year-old biological samples Sequencing connects decades of preserved biodiversity ...
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From extinction to existence: How frozen cells are reviving endangered species

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is marking 50 years of its groundbreaking Frozen Zoo, a unique biobank that preserves living cells from over 1,300 species and subspecies. This ...
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Greens sue FWS for info on frozen international wildlife grants

The grants are meant to protect animals like elephants and giraffes from poaching. Environmentalists unhappy about cuts in international wildlife funding sued the Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday ...
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Illumina and the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance partner to sequence the Frozen Zoo®, supporting critical conservation genetics efforts globally

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 3, 2026 — Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced a sequencing agreement with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA)’s Frozen Zoo®. The 50-year-old biobank is the world’s most ...