The Leningrad botanists who saved the first seed bank

jhbadger · 2024-11-14T20:01:48 1731614508

Elise Blackwell wrote "Hunger", a novel about these botanists, which I thought was well done.

bfelbo · 2024-11-12T11:47:54 1731412074

We might need to preserve seeds again due to climate change. Impressive to read about those who literally sacrificed their life during a siege for science and the future of humanity. Thanks for sharing.

Etheryte · 2024-11-14T20:03:34 1731614614

There are multiple national and international initiatives that have been building seed banks for a long time, what do you mean with the again?

mmooss · 2024-11-14T22:46:35 1731624395

Also, there's talk of putting one on the moon.

Arch-TK · 2024-11-14T23:41:32 1731627692

Don't seed banks need regular refreshing?

vbezhenar · 2024-11-14T20:09:20 1731614960

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Global_Seed_Vault

After nuclear war I'm going to head there.

Etheryte · 2024-11-14T21:18:00 1731619080

I love the fact that [0] is one of the videos you see when you look it up on Google Maps.

[0] https://maps.app.goo.gl/fWHX7Ba4B6H9iemf7

xeeeeeeeeeeenu · 2024-11-14T21:18:09 1731619089

Virtual tour of the vault: https://virtualtourcompany.co.uk/GlobalSeedVault/index.html

BurningFrog · 2024-11-14T22:49:35 1731624575

The food should last quite a while!

dylan604 · 2024-11-14T19:35:16 1731612916

Cosmos with Neil Degrasse Tyson also did an episode on this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaqVg6BXXtA

unlog · 2024-11-14T20:08:46 1731614926

> The uploader has not made this video available in your country

We really need a civilization changing event to rethink some stuff.

teddyh · 2024-11-14T20:21:13 1731615673

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yeetusus · 2024-11-14T21:53:15 1731621195

see: Lysenkoism

AcerbicZero · 2024-11-14T21:46:21 1731620781

Trying to do science in the soviet union certainly provided plenty of unrequested opportunities to become a hero, thats for sure.

FpUser · 2024-11-14T22:37:35 1731623855

Can't pass that lying dog without kicking?