The Mothership  - 2016-02-25
Understanding just how reliant we are on agriculture is one of the most basic fundamentals of understanding our shared human history.
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fedex - 2016-02-25
I liked Futurama's take on it. See Hopper.
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Robin Kestrel - 2016-02-25
Just in case.
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Sanest Man Alive - 2016-02-25
Well, at least someone's thinking ahead.
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Old_Zircon - 2016-02-25
So how do they know what effect those antistatic plastic pouches will have on the seeds inside over even 1000 years, much less 4000?
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Boxhead - 2016-02-25 I mean, even if they THINK they know, how do they REALLY know, man? Have they ever tested what 10,000 years in a plastic pouch does to a seed?
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EvilHomer - 2016-02-25 That's a very good question, OZ! I am not a marine biologist, but from what I gather, there are indeed serious questions about the effects of plastic on seed viability. I can't find any conclusive arguments either way, but it's something which seed experts are wrestling with.
However, according to the Svalbard website:
"The seeds will be sealed in specially-designed four-ply foil packages that will be placed in sealed boxes and stored on shelves inside the vault."
So, not plastic, but rather foil.
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Scrotum H. Vainglorious - 2016-02-25
A place without trigger warnings.
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Mr. Purple Cat Esq. - 2016-02-25 Sorry but I'm triggered by seeds, also antistatic plastic pouches.
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