The Leningrad botanists who saved the first seed bank

(theguardian.com)

77 points | by robaato 2 days ago

6 comments

  • bfelbo 2 days ago
    We might need to preserve seeds again due to climate change. Impressive to read about those who literally sacrificed their life during a siege for science and the future of humanity. Thanks for sharing.
  • jhbadger 9 hours ago
    Elise Blackwell wrote "Hunger", a novel about these botanists, which I thought was well done.
  • dylan604 10 hours ago
    Cosmos with Neil Degrasse Tyson also did an episode on this:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaqVg6BXXtA

    • unlog 9 hours ago
      > The uploader has not made this video available in your country

      We really need a civilization changing event to rethink some stuff.

      • teddyh 9 hours ago
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  • lofaszvanitt 3 hours ago
    What kind of cabbage is that? I mean look at their size.
  • yeetusus 8 hours ago
    see: Lysenkoism
  • AcerbicZero 8 hours ago
    Trying to do science in the soviet union certainly provided plenty of unrequested opportunities to become a hero, thats for sure.
    • sedan_baklazhan 1 hour ago
      I doubt you will ever understand what the siege was really like, while you are making fun of it. Is it really that fun?
    • FpUser 7 hours ago
      Can't pass that lying dog without kicking?