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Protecting Earth’s Biodiversity: Scientists Propose Bold Plan To Create Moon-Based Bio Vault


A proposed lunar biorepository may allow for the storage of genetic samples without the need for electricity or liquid nitrogen. New research led by scientists at the Smithsonian proposes a plan to safeguard Earth’s imperiled biodiversity by cryogenically preserving biological material on the moo

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