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Australia's first biobank to act as lifeline for mammal extinction

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Australia's first biobank has been unveiled in Melbourne and will collect live cells from our unique wildlife and preserve them on ice. The biobank hopes to be a potential cryogenic saviour for animal and plant species on the brink of extinction.
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