NZ scientists freeze oyster eggs

NZ scientists freeze oyster eggs:

"Cawthron Institute scientists in Nelson have been working on the technique, known as cryopreservation, since 1998, but their findings have only just been officially published."

Now the world is our oyster! Sorting out the intricacies for cryogenics has kept researchers busy for years. Now we have a major breakthrough in the freezing process so that the oyster eggs can be thawed and used. At present the process is still in its "embryonic" phase, but with a major breakthrough like this, developments usually start to happen thick and fast. Once they improve the survival rates of the oysters bred from these eggs it will become a viable process with wide ranging applications.