Yeah, it has some great purposes besides a doomsday scenario.
This project needs much more publicity
Why do you think so? It's certainly well-known from the perspective of scientific institutions, and most universities that offer some agricultural degree has already deposited the seeds from their region. I mean, it's great that people know about it, but I don't really think it needs a PR campaign.
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