Coral - frozen for the future

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Scientists at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institute "have created the first frozen bank for Hawaiian corals" . Apparently, frozen coral cells (eggs and sperm) are viable and can be thawed at any time in the near or distant future to help replenish or restore a species.

Article here (http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=85101079263).