http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Thu, 23 May 2013 08:20:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/12/save-those-acorns-for-the-apocalypse/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/12/save-those-acorns-for-the-apocalypse/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:25:27 +0000 CERC Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=24605 As biodiversity takes a hit from climate change, forward thinking groups store seed samples in gene banks. The idea: if an entire species is wiped out, scientists can repopulate from the samples. Hello, plant versions of Adam and Eve.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/12/save-those-acorns-for-the-apocalypse/feed/ 0