Vlog: How do scientists preserve DNA for the future?
At the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), their mission is to preserve and collect the full range of biodiversity, which translates into millions of the world’s creatures. AMNH museum curators have pioneered methods to preserve DNA specimens using giant vats of stainless steal that are filled with liquid nitrogen.
Join Museum Secrets Producer Stephen Milton at the AMNH as he descends into the basement to tell us more in this video.
To find out exactly what the AMNH staff does to preserve and protect the world’s catalogue of DNA for our future use, watch Museum Secrets: Inside the American Museum of Natural History on History Television Canada on January 19, 2012 at 10 PM EST.
