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This seed vault in Svalbard, Norway, sits within the Arctic Circle.
The Global Crop Diversity Trust is reseaching crops from a variety of areas to find traits that could help divert a worldwide food crisis.
Scientists are seeking to create agricultural products resistant to drought - among other problems - as they try to find ways to help food-bearing crops adapt to changes in climate.
This report from Science Daily notes how scientists are filling a "doomsday seed vault" in Norway as part of their effort.
Thousands of different seeds have made their way to the seed vault in Norway, and you can learn more about them here.
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