How Seed Banks Work
Scientists are stockpiling the world's seeds, organizing them in giant libraries of planting possibilities. Is every type of plant included, or are the seeds of pesky plants shunned?
Did you ever stop to think about what might happen if these crops disappeared? Right now, for example, our wheat supply is dwindling. The world's stockpiles are at their lowest numbers in thirty years. Consumption… » Full Story on HowStuffWorks
Did you ever stop to think about what might happen if these crops disappeared? Right now, for example, our wheat supply is dwindling. The world's stockpiles are at their lowest numbers in thirty years. Consumption… » Full Story on HowStuffWorks
