BIOLOGICAL DATABASES may be all that is needed for archiving purposes. The raw DNA sequence can be used to reconstruct a simple organism such as a virus. More complex organisms are possible when there is a near living relative, according to Harvard’s George Church, who is keen to resurrect extinct species from DNA samples.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biological_databases
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022