With 85,046 accessions of 10,601 species, accounting for 36 percent of the seed plants in China, the Germplasm Bank of Wild Species in Southwest China’s Yunnan province has become a hot spot during the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity in Kunming, capital of Yunnan. As we follow Li Pei, a plant specialist, we will explore how the seeds are being preserved for the future of life on Earth. #COP15 | China Daily

This video follows germplasm bank coordinator Cristian Zavala Espinosa and geneticist Sarah Hearne, who are part of the global effort to preserve the genetic diversity of maize (corn). Copyright disclaimer: I do NOT own this video nor the image featured in the video. All rights belong to it's rightful owner/owner's. No copyright infringement intended. | Biology Videos

India gets 2nd Gene Bank!🧬 The 2nd Gene Bank with 10 lakh germplasm lines to be set up for future food and nutritional security - Hon'ble Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman 🔎 #ViksitBharatBudget2025 PMO India Dr Jitendra Singh Abhay Karandikar Department of Biotechnology, India CSIR, India Ministry of Earth Sciences Government of India MyGovIndia | Department of Science and Technology, Government of India