In this brief talk from TED U 2009, Jonathan Drori encourages us to save biodiversity — one seed at a time. Reminding us that plants support human life, he shares the vision of the Millennium Seed Bank, which has stored over 3 billion seeds to date from dwindling yet essential plant species.
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Jonathan Drori: Why we’re storing billions of seeds 0
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Posted 12:09 PM on 31 May 2009
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