OF-011: Storage of biological specimens using the CAS freezing method in the scientific ocean drilling
Objectives:
The discovery of the subseafloor biosphere from scientific ocean digs has brought attention to research on the biomass distribution and metabolic function of microorganisms throughout the Earth. The specimens collected by the deep sea exploration vehicle “Chikyu” and other drilling platforms are used for a wide range of scientific research related to geoscience and life science. Therefore, these specimens must be appropriately stored and their quality controlled as they are precious scientific assets of the human race. In this research, the storage of low-temperature drilled specimens in the CELLS ALIVE SYSTEM (CAS), which has attracted attention as a freezing technology that does not destroy biological cells, was evaluated.
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research
Nan Xiao
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research
Tatsuhiko Hoshino
Marine Works Japan, Ltd.
Takeshi Terada
ABI Co., Ltd.
Norio Owada
ABI Co., Ltd.
Masaya Sugeno
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research
Fumio Inagaki
Abstracts from lectures by the Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology (29), 89, 2013 PDF