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Tech Digest daily round up: ‘Lunar ark’ proposed to preserve earth’s species
A "lunar ark" hidden inside the moon's lava tubes could preserve the sperm, eggs and seeds of millions of Earth's species, a group of scientists has proposed. The ark, or gene bank, would be safely hidden in hollowed-out tunnels and caves sculpted by lava more than 3 billion years ago and would be powered by…