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ArticleiScience2026

An open-hardware platform for conservation of amphibian genetic resources based on gelatin capsules.

Thaiza Rodrigues de Freitas, Danilo Pedro Streit, Elise Harmon, Nathalia Dos Santos Teixeira, Jhony Lisboa Benato, Thales de Souza França, Jack Cushman Koch, Terrence Robert Tiersch

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8 authors.

Thaiza Rodrigues de FreitasAquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70820, USA.
Danilo Pedro StreitAQUAM Research Group, Animal Science Research Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 7712 Bento Goncalves Avenue, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 91540-000, Brazil.
Elise HarmonAquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70820, USA.
Nathalia Dos Santos TeixeiraVeterinary Science Research Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 9090 Bento Goncalves Avenue, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 91540-000, Brazil.
Jhony Lisboa BenatoAQUAM Research Group, Animal Science Research Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 7712 Bento Goncalves Avenue, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 91540-000, Brazil.
Thales de Souza FrançaAQUAM Research Group, Animal Science Research Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 7712 Bento Goncalves Avenue, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 91540-000, Brazil.
Jack Cushman KochAquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70820, USA.
Terrence Robert TierschAquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70820, USA.

Funding

Safeguarding Genetic Resources of Aquatic Biomedical Models - Research SupplementalR24OD028443 · OD · LOUISIANA STATE UNIV AGRICULTURAL CENTER · PI Jack Koch, Yue Liu · 2020 to 2026
$5.4M
A New Opportunity for Protecting Zebrafish Genetic Resources: Development of a Reproducible Repository System for Community-driven CryopreservationR24OD037797 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF OREGON · PI Yue Liu, Terrence Robert Tiersch · 2025 to 2026
$1.4M
NIH HHS R24 OD028443NIH HHS R24 OD037797
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amphibian biodiversity is declining worldwide, and accessible cryopreservation tools are needed to support germplasm repositories, especially in low-resource settings. We developed a platform that integrates 3D-printed open-hardware components with gelatin capsules as containers for amphibian sperm cryopreservation, using

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froggelatin capsulegermplasm repository developmentopen hardwareXenopus laevis

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PMID42621138
PMCPMC13486868

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