How are cells frozen, then thawed, and prepared for distribution?
The cells are stored in three quarters of a million vials in 62 giant tanks full of liquid nitrogen at -316 F. This collection represents many trillions of cells. When a scientist at a laboratory anywhere in the world has searched our computerized catalog and found the cells he wishes to study, a vial of these cells will be recovered from the liquid nitrogen, thawed, and shipped to the scientist. Coriell ships cells to every major research center in the world.
