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Atomwafflehaus•

Neat! And also sad. I hope they can preserve as many as they can so they can make a comeback.

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RabbitProofFences•

I've had the privilege of meeting him twice. Top scientist turned activist... he keeps asking the question "whats going to happen after I pass on?"

If the seeds arent continually grown they eventually lose viability and die out. Freeze storing them etc only works for so long.

Great man.

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Jackson3125•

Are you sure? Don’t we have a giant seed bank in far Northern Europe?

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RabbitProofFences•

Norway i think. Afaik sometimes beyond 20 to 50 years the genetics regress and die out. Previously philippines had a giant seed store of rice frozen but lost due to not being cultivated.

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Handinhanddream•

Send em to the seed bank

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mentorofminos•

Fuck Monsanto for running these species into obscurity.

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