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That's pretty dang cool...in more ways than one! I want a wooly mammoth!CMD wrote:
How how cool is this....
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That’s both amazing and reassuring. Not far from me in West Sussex we have the world’s largest seed bank in a nuclear-weapon-proof multi-storey underground vault at sub-zero temperatures. The seeds are checked for viability every 10 years. There are over a billion seeds stored away (with room for billions more), representing more than 10% of the world’s species of land plants. They aim to reach 25% by 2020.
It’s an international collaborative project designed as mankind’s insurance policy for the future. Let’s hope we never need it.
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Thats good to know...I hope they have my favorite medicinal plant in there :whistle:painshill wrote:
That’s both amazing and reassuring. Not far from me in West Sussex we have the world’s largest seed bank in a nuclear-weapon-proof multi-storey underground vault at sub-zero temperatures. The seeds are checked for viability every 10 years. There are over a billion seeds stored away (with room for billions more), representing more than 10% of the world’s species of land plants. They aim to reach 25% by 2020.
It’s an international collaborative project designed as mankind’s insurance policy for the future. Let’s hope we never need it.
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Cool story by the way CMD...
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That is good news, Roger! I hope they reach their goal by 2020.
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That's great, Roger. I hope we don't need it either, but it's a great project. Heather, be careful what you wish for! Nah, I'd like to see them clone a wooly mammoth too
Here's to good medicine, Ryan :laugh:
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That is interesting.
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That is cool!CMD wrote:
Now how cool is this....
and Painshill, cool, but in more ways than one, scary.
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Ice age flowers! Pretty cool! Got my attention. I can see those in my flower bed. Wouldn't want to see no huge animal in my back yard...Nope!
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