Gallery: Seedbank Vaults Hedge Against Apocalypse

  • Tunnel Svalbard Global Seed Vault
    Dornith Doherty
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    Tunnel, Svalbard Global Seed Vault. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
  • Seed Deposits Svalbard Global Seed Vault
    Dornith Doherty
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    Seed Deposits, Svalbard Global Seed Vault, 2010. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
  • Nordic Genetic Resource Center Seed Vials Svalbard Global Seed Vault
    Dornith Doherty
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    Nordic Genetic Resource Center Seed Vials, Svalbard Global Seed Vault. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
  • Cryogenic Tanks National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation
    Dornith Doherty
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    Cryogenic Tanks, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
  • Vault National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation
    Dornith Doherty
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    Vault, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
  • Incubator National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation
    Dornith Doherty
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    Incubator, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
  • Husk Corn Digital Chromogenic lenticular photograph National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation
    Dornith Doherty
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    Husk Corn (Landrace) Digital Chromogenic Lenticular Photograph, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
  • Temperature and Humidity Cycles National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation
    Dornith Doherty
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    Temperature and Humidity Cycles, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
  • Sunflowers Digital Chromogenic lenticular photograph
    Dornith Doherty
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    Sunflowers, Digital Chromogenic Lenticular Photograph. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
  • Largest Type of Seed in the World Millennium Seed Bank
    Dornith Doherty
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    Largest Type of Seed in the World, Millennium Seed Bank. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
  • Exterior Millennium Seed Bank Royal Botanical Gardens Kew
    Dornith Doherty
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    Exterior, Millennium Seed Bank, Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
  • Cryogenic Tank Millennium Seed Bank Royal Botanical Gardens Kew
    Dornith Doherty
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    Cryogenic Tank, Millennium Seed Bank, Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
  • Pine Cone
    Dornith Doherty
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    Pine Cone. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
  • Drying Seeds and Pliers Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
    Dornith Doherty
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    Drying Seeds and Pliers, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
  • Voucher Specimen Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
    Dornith Doherty
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    Voucher Specimen, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
  • Herbarium Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center
    Dornith Doherty
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    Herbarium, Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center. *Photo: Dornith Doherty*
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