Jonathan Drori: Why we're storing billions of seeds

http://www.ted.com 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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[farnium]

What an honourable and ambitious project. I hope it continues to get the funding; billions of years evolution can be wiped clean by a couple of decades of human activity. Its' heart-breaking.

[jakylili]

lol 2012/jesus/poisoning people has no connection

[starsfromthegutter]

Not to mention the chaos genetic modification may bring . This is an excellent idea. The world according to Monsanto is a good documentary checks it out guys.

[starsfromthegutter]

This is an especially good idea if people take into account companies like Monsanto creating “terminator” seeds which cannot produce further generations. People need to stand up globally and state that life cannot be patented. It is a dangerous legal premise. It provides incentive for the destruction of original seeds so private companies can fill a niche mother earth used to.

[MilesB1975]

He mentions it in the video, Svalbard near Norway.

[blythebrooks]

This video made me so happy...and relieved...it was a great idea...these TED talks really are amazing...i love hearing all of the wonderful ideas and intelligent debate.

[blythebrooks]

was thinking the same exact thing!

[hughjoey]

i saw a video once about a similar seed bank that was on a island somewhere. I think it was near iceland. anyone know what im talking about?

[contemporarybeatnik]

i wasn't aware there was an age limit or particular demographic that restricts me from youtube/TEDtalks.

i actually own a small business and also realize that my self worth is not tied to my net worth.

and you are an ignorant cretin if you're going to wait for someone to tell you something rather than do a little of your own homework. "Please think for me, I don't have the time."

please, why don't you go back to your hip-hop fantasy world (judging from your youtube page btw)

assclown...

[egdapo]

wow, ur 30 years old, on youtube, no discernible career path (all taken from your youtube page btw) and u call me an ignorant cretin?

I wish u all the best life has to offer dude. Lets just leave it at that

[egdapo]

wow, uve clearly got some issues dude, in wat part of my reply did i say i didnt want to think 4 myself?

Ur just one of those sad sad people always trying to get a rise out of others :(

[contemporarybeatnik]

that is not an inefficient use for your time, unless you're content to be an ignorant cretin.

hmmm, why think for yourself when someone else can do it for you?

your answer reveals more about how you think (or rather... don't think).