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Russia's seed bank at risk
One of the biggest seed banks in the world could soon be replaced by a housing development.
Last Modified: 01 Sep 2010 13:49 GMT

One of the biggest and most important seed banks in the world is at risk of being replaced by a private housing development.

The facility near the Russian city of St Petersburg houses thousands of varieties of plants, not found anywhere else in the world.

Al Jazeera's Neave Barker reports from Pavlovsk in the St Petersburg region.

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