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Anchoress
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posted 25 June 2005 06:32 PM

An agricultural seed bank will be built to safeguard against the threat of plant epidemics, climate change damage or total destruction from war or natural disasters, Norway's government says.

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Agent 204
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posted 25 June 2005 10:34 PM

It sounds like a worthwhile enterprise. Ideally, of course, the seed bank should be "mirrored" elsewhere, to ensure that as many people as possible have access to it.

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posted 25 June 2005 10:46 PM

If I understood the article correctly, this new bank *is* the mirror.

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The seed bank will include copies of plant material already stored at gene banks elsewhere in the world as a backup.

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Agent 204
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posted 25 June 2005 10:51 PM

Looking closer, you're right, it "mirrors" stuff that's "hosted" elsewhere, but it sounds like it's more than just a mirror, they've made a sort of clearinghouse for stuff from several different sources.

Whatever the case, I hope others will follow Norway's example.

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