BIOCET - CETACEAN BIOBANK
BIOCET represents the southern hemisphere's most diverse biobank for cetacean tissues and samples. An expansive collection of dry, fixed, frozen tissue and fluid samples spanning all major organs and systems across 21 species of cetacean in New Zealand.
Fixed Collection
Formalin and ethanol fixed tissues comprise majority of this collection.
Formalin fixed tissues include brain, spinal cord, heart, lung, liver, kidney, adrenal, spleen, pancreas, skeletal muscle (diaphragm and sternal), intestine, ovaries and testes and underpin pathology and health studies.
Ethanol fixed tissues and samples include skin, teeth and stomach contents which support a range of life history and dietary studies.
Frozen Collection
A wide collection of -80 and -20 tissue, fluid and swab samples which form the basis of virological, bacterial molecular and toxicological studies.
-80 samples include blood, milk, semen, brain, heart, lung, liver, kidney, adrenal and spleen in addition to pooled mixed virology samples. Buccal, phalangeal, genital and rectal swabs further support metagenomics projects underway.
- 20 samples include blubber, muscle, liver and kidney samples which underpin toxicology studies.
Dry Collection
Our dry collection predominantly comprises skull, teeth and forelimbs from assorted species.
Skulls are used in taxonomic and ecological studies including collagen and SIA analyses and morphometric studies
Forelimbs and teeth currently underpin bone and epigenetic aging models
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