Gallery: Seedbank Vaults Hedge Against Apocalypse
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Tunnel, Svalbard Global Seed Vault. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
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Seed Deposits, Svalbard Global Seed Vault, 2010. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
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Nordic Genetic Resource Center Seed Vials, Svalbard Global Seed Vault. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
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Cryogenic Tanks, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
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Vault, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
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Incubator, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
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Husk Corn (Landrace) Digital Chromogenic Lenticular Photograph, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
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Temperature and Humidity Cycles, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
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Sunflowers, Digital Chromogenic Lenticular Photograph. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
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Largest Type of Seed in the World, Millennium Seed Bank. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
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Exterior, Millennium Seed Bank, Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
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Cryogenic Tank, Millennium Seed Bank, Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
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Pine Cone. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
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Drying Seeds and Pliers, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
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Voucher Specimen, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
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Herbarium, Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
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