Assertion: glycerin | /r/ObjectUse | used as cryoprotectant
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text: It is also used as a cryoprotectant where the glycerol is dissolved in water to reduce damage by ice crystals to laboratory organisms that are stored in frozen solutions, such as bacteria, nematodes, and mammalian embryos.
text: It is also used as a cryoproctectant.