# Natural Killer Cell Preservation **Entity class:** Biological-preservation practice **Domain:** Immunology / Cell banking **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition Natural killer cell preservation banks viable immune cells that can recognize and destroy abnormal cells without prior antigen-specific sensitization. ## Mechanism and significance Future utility depends on cell quality, expansion methods, compatibility, and clinically validated uses rather than preservation alone. ## Relationships - **Research dossier:** [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] - **Ontology route:** [[ASI and RSI Timeline Ontology#Generative Humans, Continuity, and Presence|Generative Humans, Continuity, and Presence]] - **Primary fields:** [[Digital Human Twin]] · [[Machine Succession]] · [[Posthumous Avatar]] - **Adjacent concepts:** [[Structural Continuity]] · [[Stem-Cell Banking]] · [[T-Cell Preservation]] · [[Exosome Preservation]] ## Sources and provenance - [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] — immediate source for this node's role in the broadcast research map. ## Evidence boundary The research dossier establishes why this entity or concept belongs in the Moonshots ontology. Time-sensitive organizational, product, policy, and performance claims should be checked against the linked primary source or a current authoritative source before reuse as settled fact.