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I vaguely recall having read, some years ago, also via hacker news, an account of the institute during the Nazi occupation. I think several employees had locked
by doetoe 4y ago
I vaguely recall having read, some years ago, also via hacker news, an account of the institute during the Nazi occupation. I think several employees had locked themselves in to safeguard the seeds, maybe also feeding on them
- car_analogy 4y agoCould you be thinking of the Russian Institute of Plant Industry, in Leningrad? https://www.rbth.com/blogs/2014/05/12/the_men_who_starved_to_death_to_save_the_worlds_seeds_35135 https://www.rbth.com/blogs/2014/05/12/the_men_who_starved_to...
- doetoe 4y agoYes, it was this! Thank you!