X-Message-Number: 4134 From: "Joseph J. Strout" <> Newsgroups: sci.cryonics Subject: Re: cryopreservation of blue mussels? Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 15:54:33 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <> References: <3lil3i$> On 31 Mar 1995, Punctatus wrote: > does anyone know if there has been any preliminary studies on blue > mussels, mussels, or any molluscs? im interested in cryopreservation as a > tool for conserving endangered mussel species of n america. > > ALEX Alex, I regret that I have no information on this for you, but to the cryonics researchers in the group, may I suggest that this is a great opportunity! It seems plausible that molluscs may be "primitive" enough that they could be reversibly cryopreserved with an adaptation of today's methods. I'd expect that some (non-endangered) species could be found which could be obtained cheaply in large enough quantities to permit refining the process fairly easily. And applying the technology to endangered species is an excellent application, with benefits clear and obvious to anyone. Good science, good conservation. How about it? ,------------------------------------------------------------------. | Joseph J. Strout Department of Neuroscience, UCSD | | http://sdcc3.ucsd.edu/~jstrout/ | `------------------------------------------------------------------' Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=4134