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Podcast: News Bites
Episode: Taiwan Millet, Plant Music
Description: Hey there! Thanks for tuning in to today's New Bites!
I'm Paz Bueno.
And I'm Brody Halverson.
Today's stories…
Taiwan's millet seeds are stored in the Artic, a gardener makes music, and stories of mermaids in the Caribbean!
Let's begin!
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臺灣珍貴種子 走進北極
Taiwan's Tiny Treasures Go to the Arctic
Seeds (種子) are tiny but mighty treasures essential for our food and agriculture.
They carry the genetic blueprint of plants (植物的基因藍圖).
Protecting seeds means preserving the diversity of our crops (保護農作物的多樣性)…
…which helps us adapt (適應) to changes like climate shifts and disease.
Speaking of protecting seeds, did you know that a team from Taiwan traveled to the Arctic (北極) at the end of May?
They took 170 seeds of a gr...