Scientists build 'frozen zoo' to save endangered species

By Jason Evans

Updated 2313 GMT (0713 HKT) October 1, 2015

The University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center is building a "frozen zoo," <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/01/us/frozen-zoo-endangered-species-georgia/index.html" target="_blank">a genetic storage center</a> that scientists believe will someday save endangered species from extinction. The team has already extracted cells from this Sumatran tiger named Jalal.
Photos: Scientists build 'frozen zoo'
The University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center is building a "frozen zoo," a genetic storage center that scientists believe will someday save endangered species from extinction. The team has already extracted cells from this Sumatran tiger named Jalal.
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Jalal was euthanized at Zoo Atlanta in 2010, two weeks shy of his 17th birthday.
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Jalal was euthanized at Zoo Atlanta in 2010, two weeks shy of his 17th birthday.
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Researchers also extracted skin cells from clouded leopard Moby. Moby was euthanized at Zoo Atlanta in 2013 after being sick for months.
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Researchers also extracted skin cells from clouded leopard Moby. Moby was euthanized at Zoo Atlanta in 2013 after being sick for months.
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Researchers hope to breed animals like Moby in the 'frozen zoo" -- replacing current endangered-species breeding techniques that researchers say are focused primarily on animals kept in zoos.
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Researchers hope to breed animals like Moby in the 'frozen zoo" -- replacing current endangered-species breeding techniques that researchers say are focused primarily on animals kept in zoos.
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