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Scientists unlock the world’s biggest 'doomsday vault' and reveal what’s inside
On a remote Arctic island, scientists have swung open the doors of the world’s largest so called doomsday vault and offered a ...
Scientists are racing to protect the world’s seeds from natural disasters and war. But what happens when those disasters come ...
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Scientists open the world's largest 'doomsday vault' — this is what’s been hiding inside
At present, almost 2.5 billion seeds belonging to 40,000 distinct plant species are present in the facility.
Two-thirds of the world’s food comes today from just nine plants: sugar cane, maize (corn), rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, oil-palm fruit, sugar beet and cassava. In the past, farmers grew tens of ...
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A "doomsday" vault storing food crop seeds from around the world in man-made caves on a remote Norwegian Arctic island will receive more than 14,000 new samples on Tuesday, a ...
Today, seed banks around the world are doing much of the work of saving crop varieties that could be essential resources under future growing conditions. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Adriana Craciun, Boston University (THE CONVERSATION) Two-thirds of the world’s food ...
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