Scientists Seek Easier Access to Seed Banks

Last week, the governing body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture met in Tunis to review implementation and coax reluctant nations to open their seed banks and contribute to a "doomsday vault" on Norway's Svalbard island.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Author: Finkel, Elizabeth
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2009
Subjects:
Multidisciplinary
Svalbard
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.324_1376
https://syndication.highwire.org/content/doi/10.1126/science.324_1376
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Summary:Last week, the governing body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture met in Tunis to review implementation and coax reluctant nations to open their seed banks and contribute to a "doomsday vault" on Norway's Svalbard island.

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