Museum of Comparative Zoology Cryogenic Collection (Harvard University)

TitleMuseum of Comparative Zoology Cryogenic Collection (Harvard University)
Publication TypeWebsite
Year of Publication2013
Keywords-180C, centralized repository, cryogenic collection, DNA bank, frozen tissue collection, genetic resources, liquid nitrogen, nucleic acid extracts, online database
AbstractThe Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) contains over 21-million specimens in ten research collections which comprise one of the world's richest and most varied resources for studying the diversity of life. Tissue samples and other genetic resources associated with MCZ’s collections are maintained as part of the Cryogenic Collection, which is searchable via the MCZ online database.
URLhttp://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/SpecimenSearch.cfm