In Thailand, a coral cryobank tries to buy time for dying reefs

Mongabay
Feb 20, 2026, 12:26 pm113 ptsTrending
In a quiet laboratory at Phuket Rajabhat University in southern Thailand, Preeyanuch Thongpoo is attempting to freeze time. As a molecular biologist, her work focuses on the cryopreservation of live larvae and algae to facilitate future restoration. Inside, suspended in liquid nitrogen at -196° Celsius (-321°…

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