• DOI:10.1126/SCIENCE.312.5781.1730B
Corpus ID: 34138995

A 'Forever' Seed Bank Takes Root in the Arctic

@article{Charles2006AS,
  title={A 'Forever' Seed Bank Takes Root in the Arctic},
  author={D. Charles},
  journal={Science},
  year={2006},
  volume={312},
  pages={1730 - 1731}
}

• D. Charles
• Published 2006
• Geography, Medicine
• Science

SPECIES CONSERVATION LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY— The prime ministers of five Nordic countries gathered here on the arctic archipelago of Svalbard last week to mark the beginning of a unique bunker: an underground vault that will hold up to 3 million seeds. Launched with $3 million from Norway, the project seeks to preserve the DNA of agricultural crops—the most complete such collection in the world by far. “It will contribute to ensuring our food security [and] protect our cultural heritage,” says… Expand

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