A 2–8°C fridge is very different from −20°C or −80°C storage; the freeze–thaw history can matter as much as the nominal temperature. Which range are you referring to?
does that variation include freeze-thaw cycles and light exposure, or just temperature? “keep it cold” is a storage protocol with remarkably few actual details.
Unlike room-temperature storage, cold storage can mean very different things—are you comparing refrigerator versus freezer conditions, or different materials?
A 2–8°C fridge and a -20°C freezer aren’t interchangeable, even though both get called “cold storage.” The actual temperature range matters more than the label.
like comparing a fridge to a freezer, “cold storage” can mean pretty different conditions—what specific temperature ranges or materials are you referring to?
Cold storage isn’t a one-size-fits-all rule; the exact temperature and handling matter because “keep it cold” alone doesn’t say much about preserving the material.
Cold storage isn’t a protocol by itself. “Keep it cold” is too vague—temperature range, freeze/thaw cycles, and whether the material is in solution matter more than the label.
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