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30,000 new plants added to 'doomsday' vault

Will this frozen, underground vault save us from disaster?
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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is hidden beneath the ice on a remote island in Norway, where it houses all the plants and crops the world needs for food security. This week, another 30,000 samples of sesame, rice and maize were added from countries including Bolivia and Chad.
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