Nikolai Vavilov was a Russian geneticist who created the world's first seed bank to protect plant genetic diversity. Unfortunately, the Soviet government opposed Vavilov's research, and he died from Soviet imprisonment before he could see the results of his work. Despite his death, his institute's scientists protected the seed bank, choosing to starve to death rather than eat the collection. Thanks to the efforts of Vavilov and his scientists, food yield increased in Russia, and traits of resilience were inherited in plants throughout the world.

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