Saturday, September 27, 2008

Seeds of the Future

http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20071107/Feature1.asp
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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Storing seeds in a bank... My kind bank.
But in all seriousness, how much money would it take to keep the seeds in perfect condition through global warming?

September 30, 2008 at 8:54 PM
Anonymous said...

I agree and disagree with Justin. I agree because the insurance company cannot pay for this cause. Somebody needs to invest their money and time to help this cause, although they could just be having a fund raiser. I disagree with Justin because they put the embriyos to sleep so they could not sprout. If Justin meant hiring people to tend to the seeds, that wouldn't be a problem if, again, somebody was following this cause financially or hosting a fund raiser. Overall, this article taught me lots about this cause. I wish I could help financially, too!

October 1, 2008 at 8:11 PM
Anonymous said...

Nina has a point. somebody does have to pay for the growing, harvesting, drying, and storing of the seeds. not to mention the upkeep of the facilities. but this is a good idea. it would be awesome to have a plant that went extinct in storage. i'd like to know what kind of seeds they have, and how many of each species are in storage. can somebody take seeds out now to plant them in a bare park? or are they strictly reserved for future residents? and will the people that take the seeds out have to pay for them? (also, justin, you said "my kind bank" instead of my kind OF bank. just saying)

October 3, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Anonymous said...

Wouldn't freezing the seeds kill them? This is not a great idea. Why can't they just plant them now? It would be just as good now than later.

October 8, 2008 at 9:38 AM
Anonymous said...

That is very interesting. I hope they succeed!

October 8, 2008 at 10:15 AM

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