Would scientists willingly junk their fridges, given the chance? Some companies hope their new methods of storing dried genetic material at room temperature will convince researchers to do exactly that. But, for such ventures to succeed, the firms must convince biologists to abandon simpler storage methods.

“The storage formats we use have been in use for over 50 years. Any new method would need to be compact, simple to implement, not require significant infrastructure or financial investment, and would allow repeated sampling of materials,” says Kevin McCluskey, curator of the Fungal Genetics Stock Center in Kansas City, Missouri. (Click here to continue reading)

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