Contents:
Part 1. Fundamental Aspects 1. Principles of Cryobiology
Peter Mazur 2. The Water to Ice Transition. Implications for Living Cells
Ken Muldrew, Jason Acker, Gloria Elliott, Locksley Mcgann Part 2. Life and Death at Low Temperatures 3. Life in the Polar Terrestrial Environment with a Focus on Algae and Cyanobacteria
Josef Elster, Erica Benson 4. Microbial Life in Permafrost. Extended Times in Extreme Conditions
Monica Ponder, Tatiana Vishnivetskaya, John Mcgrath and James Tiedje 5. Adaptation of Higher Plants to Freezing
Roger Pearce 6. Oxidative Stress in the Frozen Plant. A Free Radical Point of View
Erica Benson, David Bremner 7. Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Vertebrate Freeze Tolerance. The Wood Frog
Kenneth B. Storey, Janet M. Storey Part 3. Freezing and Banking of Living Resources 8. Preservation of Fungi and Yeasts
C. Shuhui Tan, Cor Van Ingen 9. Cryo-Conserving Algal and Plant Diversity. Historical Perspectives and Future Challenges
Erica E. Benson 10. Plant Cryopreservation
Akira Sakai 11. The Early History of Gamete Cryobiology
Stanley P. Leibo 12. Cryobiology of Gametes and the Breeding of Domestic Animals
Alban Massip, Stanley P. Leibo, Elizabeth Blesbois 13. Cryopreservation as a Supporting Measure in Species Conservation; "Not The Frozen Zoo!"
Amanda R. Pickard, William V. Holt 14. Cryopreservation of Gametes and Embryos of Aquatic Species
Tiantian Zhang 15. Fundamental Issues for Cell-Line Banks in Biotechnology and Regulatory Affairs
Glyn Stacey Part 4. Medical Applications 16. Mechanisms of Injury Caused by
In Vivo Freezing
Nathan E Hoffman, John C. Bischof 17. Cryopreservation in Transfusion Medicine and Haematology
Andreas Sputtek, Rebekka Sputtek 18. Cryopreservation of Human Gametes and Embryos
Barry Fuller, Sharon Paynter, Paul Watson 19. The Scientific Basis for Tissue Banking Monica Wusteman
Charles J. Hunt 20. Engineering Desiccation Tolerance in Mammalian Cells. Tools and Techniques
Jason P. Acker, Tani Chen, Alex Fowler, Mehmet Toner 21. Stabilization of Cells During Freeze-Drying. The Trehalose Myth
John H. Crowe, Lois M. Crowe, Fern Tablin, Willem Wolkers, Ann E. Oliver, Nelly M. Tsvetkova 22. Vitrification in Tissue Preservation. New Developments
Mike J. Taylor, Yin C. Song and Kelvin G.M. Brockbank Part 5. The Future of Cryobiology 23. The Future of Cryobiology
Nick Lane