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India’s first genetic bank for wildlife conservation inaugurated in Hyderabad Details
India’s first ever genetic bank for wildlife conservation inaugurated in Hyderabad: Details, Highlights
National Wildlife Genetic Resource Bank was inaugurated at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology’s (CCMB) Laboratory of Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES) facility in Hyderabad, Telangana.
National Wildlife Genetic Resource Bank is India’s first genetic resource bank where the genetic material will be stored for posterity which will further the cause of conservation of endangered and protected animals.
National Wildlife Genetic Resource Bank is equipped with sophisticated equipment to preserve the genetic resources that could be utilized to virtually resurrect an animal species in case it goes extinct.
National Wildlife Genetic Resource Bank will cryopreserve living cell lines, gametes, and embryos of endangered wild animal species in India. For cryogenic preservation, researchers at CCMB-LaCONES will use liquid Nitrogen that is cooled down to as low as minus 195 degrees Celsius.
National Wildlife Genetic Resource Bank will aid wildlife conservation efforts by taking up artificial reproduction, conducting studies in evolutionary biology and wildlife medicine. Thus, it will also help in protecting India’s biodiversity and environment. So far this bank has collected and preserved genetic resources of 23 species of Indian wild animals.
