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Science Magazine: 'DivSeek' Aims to Mine the Genetic Treasure in Seed Bank Vaults Virginia Gewin discusses the launch of DivSeek in Science Magazine. Agricultural gene banks hope soon to cease…

A newly bred “black-spiked” wheat with a hardiness likened to the strength of mountains is among new developments in agri-food science, which are humanity’s strong arm to offset the noticeably…

SciDevNet Covers DivSeek SciDevNet explores how 'DivSeek project aims to uncover crops’ hidden genetic data' A wealth of plant genetic data that could help develop more-resilient and…

SciDev: Plant Bank to Preserve Biodiversity of Pacific Crops SciDev reports on the Crop Trust's agreement with the Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees to conserve unique crop varieties. [MANILA] The…

SciDev.Net: Global Network of Seed Information Takes Root Efforts to preserve and protect plant information are accelerating — but not without risks, reports Claire Provost in SciDev.Net. As an…

Scanning the Future of Genebanks By LUIGI GUARINO | Director of Science and Programs Anybody who buys something in a supermarket these days knows a little about barcodes. You put your purchases…

By Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs

Saving the World, One Seed at a Time You know how some superheroes work silently and selflessly behind the scenes to save the world from an unseen threat? Genebank staff are a bit like that. They…

Saving Tea, Forever Demand for tea is on the rise. However, tea farmers are facing many challenges. Climate change and socio-economic issues are affecting production. Worse, most of the tea we…