{"id":178038,"date":"2024-08-10T07:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T11:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=178038"},"modified":"2024-08-08T15:10:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T19:10:29","slug":"scientists-an-arch-of-not-on-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/scientists-an-arch-of-not-on-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists propose a lunar “Noah’s Ark” to preserve DNA of endangered species"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A group of scientists has put forward a proposal to <\/strong>protect biodiversity: a biorepository on the Moon that would safeguard the DNA of endangered species called “Noah’s Ark.” <\/strong>Led by Mary Hagedorn, a researcher at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and National Zoo, the team seeks to create a lunar storage facility, which could become the last hope for the preservation of endangered species.<\/p>\n\n

Noah’s Ark on the Moon: new biodiversity refuge<\/h2>\n\n

The idea arises in response to the increasing number of species facing extinction on Earth due to factors such as climate change, overpopulation<\/a><\/strong>overpopulation and natural disasters.\nScientists propose that the Moon, with its naturally low temperatures and its remoteness from terrestrial disasters, is the ideal place to cryogenically store the DNA of animals and plants<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n

This gene bank, located on the lunar surface, could be key to the repopulation of species on Earth or even on other planets through cloning.<\/p>\n

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