http://earthsky.org/food/save-seed-diversity-with-doomsday-vault A Clear Voice for Science Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:15:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://earthsky.org/food/save-seed-diversity-with-doomsday-vault/comment-page-1#comment-3449 A P Garcia Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:05:04 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=3722#comment-3449 <p>It is a great idea if there ever is a planetary crisis like an astroid heading toward Earth.</p> It is a great idea if there ever is a planetary crisis like an astroid heading toward Earth.

]]> http://earthsky.org/food/save-seed-diversity-with-doomsday-vault/comment-page-1#comment-3443 craig rooney, ph.d. Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:46:04 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=3722#comment-3443 <p>Thanks for your coverage of this important issue. Two years ago, the company that I work for partnered with a similar group here in the States. The Center for Plant Conservation is working to bank the seeds of those plants facing extinction in North America. They are freezing seeds, as well as studying their propagation in greenhouses and then reintroducing them back into their natural habitats. While their scope is smaller than the folks in Norway, it is also honorable work. Their website is at http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/ where you can find an institution they are affiliated with in your region. If the plants die, we all die.</p> Thanks for your coverage of this important issue. Two years ago, the company that I work for partnered with a similar group here in the States. The Center for Plant Conservation is working to bank the seeds of those plants facing extinction in North America. They are freezing seeds, as well as studying their propagation in greenhouses and then reintroducing them back into their natural habitats. While their scope is smaller than the folks in Norway, it is also honorable work. Their website is at http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/ where you can find an institution they are affiliated with in your region. If the plants die, we all die.

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