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Arch-TK
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The Leningrad botanists who saved the first seed b...
Don't seed banks need regular refreshing?
throwup238
2 hours ago
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Ideally yes but scientists have grown crops from single seeds that are thousands of years old so as long as the facilities passively maintain a low temperature, many of them will be viable for a very long time.
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lukan
1 hour ago
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" as long as the facilities passively maintain a low temperature"
And remain dry.
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whythre
11 minutes ago
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Shouldn’t be a problem on the moon.
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