Magnus Bredeli-Pveiten, project manager for the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, is seen at the vault in Longyearbyen, Norway, Monday Feb. 25, 2008. A "doomsday" vault built to withstand an earthquake or nuclear strike is ready to open deep in the permafrost of an Arctic mountain. The vault has the capacity to store 4.5 million seed samples from around the globe, shielding them from climate change, wars and natural disasters.
(Photo: AP Photo/John McConnico)
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