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Millennium Seed Bank on the BBC

And also at the BBC, “Banking On Life.”

In this study of the history and future of seed banks across the world, Richard Scrase takes a look at the largest such store in the world, The Millennium Seed Bank in Sussex, as it takes in its billionth seed.

Although Svalbard gets a mention too. You can also listen to the programme here. Not clear if it is associated with the summer exhibition of the same name. Have we had enough about genebanks on the media of late, do you think?