Soil bank. Scientist preparing soil samples for storage in a deep-freeze. This is part of Platforme Genesol, a project that collects and stores soil s

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Soil bank. Scientist preparing soil samples for storage in a deep-freeze. This is part of Platforme Genesol, a project that collects and stores soil samples to create a gene bank of the soil's microbial organisms. Photographed at the INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique), Dijon, France.

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