Despite the dramatic subtitle, "Around the world, scientists are risking their lives to retrieve seeds destined for a massive vault near the North Pole. Their work just might save mankind" this article on the Seed Vault and the folks working on it is well written and fascinating.
"[Loss of crop species genetic diversity] is the only world problem we know we can solve at this point in history," says Cary Fowler, the man behind the seed vault.
Enjoy global thinking, even if it tends towards the apocalyptic,
Bp
[article thanks to Yuri, photo credit in linked article]
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