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Abstract

The present invention relates to the long-term preservation of biological material. More specifically, it concerns a preservation container comprising:

a biological container for containing biological material,a first shield configured for absorbing gamma-rays,a second shield configured for absorbing ambient neutrons, said second shield surrounding the biological container,the preservation container being of low-radioactivity background materials,and a method for preserving a biological material, comprising:a) providing a biological material in a confinement container,b) providing the preservation container of the invention,c) placing the confinement container containing the biological material into said preservation container,d) storing said preservation container containing the biological material in a room located under a material attenuating cosmic rays and induced particles, said material having a thickness equivalent to 1 m to 7000 m of water, for attenuating cosmic rays.

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First Claim