MSU opened the second in Russia, the Cryobank of cells and tissues of plants

The Center of excellence in biotechnology, Moscow state University named after M. V. Lomonosov opened cryostorages cell cultures and meristems (tissues) of plants in the framework of the project «Noah’s ark». The Cryobank has a capacity of 50 000 samples that will be stored in liquid nitrogen vapor at a temperature of -180° C. Among the samples of the meristem will be of valuable agricultural species and culture of cells capable of synthesizing valuable biologically active substances of plant origin for biotechnological applications.