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* [https://www.croptrust.org/what-we-do/svalbard-global-seed-vault/ Svalbard Global Seed Vault]<br>Click through the tour to learn about the details of the seed vault. What additional layer of security does it have beyond locks and CCTV? How many samples do they have right now?
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* [http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/08/27/sowing-for-apocalypse Sowing For Apocalypse] John Seabrook ''The New Yorker'' Aug 27, 2007.
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* [http://www.nature.com/news/syrian-seed-bank-gets-new-home-away-from-war-1.20725]
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== Svalbard Seed Bank Czar ==
 
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Global_Seed_Vault
 
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/08/130805-genome-smithsonian-dna-sequencing-science/
 
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== De-Extinction Czar ==
 

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The extinct passenger pigeon.

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Everyone: Overview of Wolbachia and CRISPR Gene Drives

Required Reading/Viewing

  1. Stewart Brand TED Talk (Feb 2013) "The dawn of de-extinction. Are you ready?" (20 min) [Brand2013]
  2. Michael Archer TED Talk (March 2013) "How we'll resurrect the gastric brooding frog, the Tasmanian tiger" (20 min) [Archer2013]
  3. Carl Zimmer. (April 2013) "Bringing Them Back to Life" National Geographic Magazine. Article Link [Zimmer2013]
    Also read "Your de-extinction questions answered" (required).
    There are a host of (optional) related articles and videos linked from the National Geographic De-extinction page.
  4. The Long Now Foundation: Revive & Restore [LongNow]
    See especially the links under "Candidates".

Additional Resources

Seed Bank Czar

Required Reading/Viewing

  • Svalbard Global Seed Vault
    Click through the tour to learn about the details of the seed vault. What additional layer of security does it have beyond locks and CCTV? How many samples do they have right now?
  • Sowing For Apocalypse John Seabrook The New Yorker Aug 27, 2007.
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Passenger Pigeon Czar

Required Reading/Viewing

Wooly Mammoth Czar

Required Reading/Viewing

Additional Resources

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