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Norway to Build Doomsday Seed Bank

Posted by Zonk on from the there-will-be-cabbage-after-the-crash dept.

Kagu writes "According to the BBC, Norway is planning to build a Seed Bank in the Artic Permafrost to protect all known variations of seeds in case of worldwide disaster." From the article: "Mr Hawtin said there were currently about 1,400 seed banks around the world, but a large number of these were located in countries that were either politically unstable or that faced threats from the natural environment."

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  1. dirty! by revery · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In the words of Lorelai Gilmore...

    dirty!

  2. Re:old news... it was alredy on digg.com by Pharmboy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I was gonna bitch about it being a dupe, til I realized it wasnt a dupe, just already posted on Digg, as you point out.

    I didn't find it all that interesting, but somehow got over 1100 digs. The US has a "seed bank" as well, as do many other countries.

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    Tequila: It's not just for breakfast anymore!
  3. Re:I would add... by shaitand · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I wonder if anyone who even consider consuming poisons like alcohol if pot were cheap and legal (if legal, it would cheaper than most crops to produce per acre).