2020.08.04

One Million Seed Types

A frozen, Arctic vault now has samples from nearly every country on earth

Credit: Accurat (Giovanni Magni, Stefania Guerra, Antonella Autuori and Luca Mattiazzi); Source: Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Credit: Accurat (Giovanni Magni, Stefania Guerra, Antonella Autuori and Luca Mattiazzi); Source: Svalbard Global Seed Vault

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