Global Seed Vault

What is the one resource scientists are calling the most important resource that will be needed for rebuilding after a Doomsday event? Seeds. In this session, Ms. Sirman and her students explored the ten most probably causes of doomsday, and the one element that will allow humanity to withstand it, no matter the cause: biodiversity. They looked at the Global Seed Vault in Norway and the importance of this facility in protecting our food crops from massive extinctions that will put even more pressure on our global food supply. As they studied this issue, students debated the pros and cons of the commercialization of seeds and whether, in the end, this will actually protect global biodiversity or simply put a price on it.