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  • Safeguarding soybeans: Preserving genetic diversity for a resilient future

    Jun 11, 2025 11:45 am by Lauren QuinnImpact
    soybeans spill from a box into a man's hand

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    Inside a large walk-in refrigerator on the Illinois campus, thousands of envelopes hold the fate of global food security, not to mention a significant portion of the world’s economy. It's the country’s only public soybean seed bank.