Coral Cryopreservation is applying human fertility techniques in an effort to save mother nature’s beautiful coral reefs through future sexual reporoduction. For most of us a serious question remains, how do they do it? In this Podcast with WAMU 88.5, Mary Hagedorn and Mike Henley of the Smithsonian National Zoological Park discuss this large undertaking and [...]
Coral Cryopreservation is applying human fertility techniques in an effort to save mother nature’s beautiful coral reefs through future sexual reporoduction. For most of us a serious question remains, how do they do it? In this Podcast with WAMU 88.5, Mary Hagedorn and Mike Henley of the Smithsonian National Zoological Park discuss this large undertaking and what’s going on in the realm of coral preservation.
Listen in by following this link and scrolling down to “Save the World’s Coral – Coral cryopreservation”. In this clip Mary mentions the funding shortcomings of the project–if you’re in in the holiday spirit check out Help Mary Save Coral and make a donation to this great cause.
via [Brian Plankis : Reef Stewardship Foundation]
photo [cc: nash]
