Biodiversity 'doomsday vault' comes to life in Arctic

[Xenia]

I bet there are no GMO's/Monsanto here! I wonder what makes them so sure that if there was a global catastrophe that their little vault would survive? Has a "Tower of Babel" feel to it to me....

LONGYEARBYEN, Norway (AFP) - Aimed at providing mankind with a Noah's Ark of food in the event of a global catastrophe, an Arctic "doomsday vault" filled with samples of the world's most important seeds will be inaugurated here Tuesday.

The rest:
http://tinyurl.com/2vre6n

[Cymrugirl]

Monsanto is sort of everywhere.

[Cymrugirl]

I scanned the article looking for mention of Monsanto and to figure out what GMO stands for but am coming up blank.

Interesting project/article.

[Ransom v. Unman]

GMO - Genetically Modified Organisms.

AKA something I try to avoid when I can. ;)

[Xenia]

I scanned the article looking for mention of Monsanto and to figure out what GMO stands for but am coming up blank.

Interesting project/article.

My apologies...we DO seem to live a world of acronyms anymore :rolleyes: