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A Portable Cryo-Container
Dry Shipper for Transporting Biomaterials at Ultra-Cold Temperatures (approximately -150 degrees Celsius or -238 degrees Fahrenheit)
Plastic straws for storing frozen sperm and embryos
Canes for organizing biomaterials stored in liquid nitrogen
Description: A large milk-can shaped container with a blue cap. It is about 19 inches tall and 7.5 inches wide. It has a handle for transportation. It has a removable metal insert. It is accompanied by lab materials, including the metal insert, which is a small and thick tube with a point attached to it, resembling a needle. It also comes with cyro sleeves, which have small straws in them. Cyro goblets, which are clear thick tubes. Cyro canes are included and are thin aluminum vial holders in the form of a small stick. They have openings along the stick that small vials can be placed into.
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Credit: Smithsonian divisions in the Cryo-Initiative include the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. |