Monday, February 25 2008 @ 04:26 PM EST
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`Doomsday' vault opens to protect seeds
By DOUG MELLGREN, Associated Press Writer 25 February 2008
Without plants many of the denizens of the Earth could not survive. Scientists have been working with seed banks for many years to preserve plant life in case of a disaster. With over 1600 seed banks worldwide, one would think there would not need to be another, however, a new earthquake and nuclear bomb proof seed bank has just opened in Norway. It is the ultimate back up for all of the other seed banks. To learn more about this frozen vault, click here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080225/ap_on_re_eu/norway_doomsday_vault
