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For years now, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault has been collecting seeds in case a natural disaster or food crisis breaks out. So what is it like inside the vault?

Learn More:
The Guardian: The Doomsday Vault: the Seeds that Could Save a Post-apocalyptic World
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/may/20/the-doomsday-vault-seeds-save-post-apocalyptic-world

NBC: ‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault Opens in Arctic
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/23352014/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/doomsday-seed-vault-opens-arctic/#.V5J875OANBc

BBC: Go Wild to Protect Food Security, Study Says
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35864136

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