Name: Cary Fowler - Poptech 2007 @poptech
Uploaded: 2022-09-21T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: Agricultural impresario Cary Fowler is kind of a latter-day Superman: his mission is to protect life on Earth, and he even operates out of an arctic fortress. While Dr. Fowler can’t fly or leap tall buildings, his work has captured the world’s imagination, and he’s safeguarding mankind’s future with a practical solution: seeds.

Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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