In two thousand eight Norway opened a so-called doomsday vault designed to be secure from any threat -- even an asteroid strike.

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The plan is have 500 varieties of crop seeds in the facility, a backup system or Doomsday Vault for the world's food.

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The information has helped the trust, which is also responsible for the "Doomsday seed vault" in the Arctic, pinpoint the exact characteristics needed to ensure that crops have the best chance of thriving in the future.

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