'Insurance … against species extinction': How 'living libraries' are saving fading life

'Insurance … against species extinction': How 'living libraries' are saving fading life

Australia's threatened species are getting a helping hand from science, with support ranging from frozen cells and seed banks to lab-grown kelp cultures. Across the country, scientists are building "living libraries" that attempt to preserve everything from native plant seeds to animal genetic material. According to The Guardian, which called them "insurance policies against species extinction," these libraries, or biobanks, are emerging as an i…