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Students examine the use, costs, and the need for plant gene banks. The rationale for gaining ownership over scientific information and the implications of the developing nations' reliance on biotechnology is explored in this lesson.

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crops, genes, germination, liquid nitrogen

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accessions (plant, agricultural ethics, conflict of interests, crops, cryopreservation, cultivate, ethnobotany, ex situ, food security/supply, genebank, genes, germination, in vitro, liquid nitrogen, plant agriculture, plant diversity, recalcitrant, science
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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Year
2003

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