31. Persistent lobbying of government eventually resulted in the world s first vegetable gene bank where seed was deep frozen and stored forever. 32. Neman and Kara reveal their sacred cause : a gene bank containing genetic material preserved and protected before radiation damaged their people. 33. CIMAP, Lucknow houses the National Gene Bank of medicinal and aromatic plants, in addition to seed gene bank , tissue and DNA bank. 34. It also urges countries to improve their plant gene banks , many of which do not meet minimum international standards for long-term storage. 35. CIMAP, Lucknow houses the National Gene Bank of medicinal and aromatic plants, in addition to seed gene bank, tissue and DNA bank. 36. American Way magazine recently reported on a gene bank in Lima, Peru, with test tubes containing 5, 000 varieties of sweet-potato seeds. 37. A veterinarian performs a routine skin biopsy, immerses the sample in a special transport medium and sends it to the gene bank . 38. Projects have included the collection of genetic material to ensure the future of rare breeds in a farm animal " gene bank ". 39. "The Future Harvest system is the world's trustee of agricultural germplasm, with about 10 percent of the world's gene banks , " he said. 40. Further, Field Gene Bank of different varieties of MAPs is maintained at CIMAP Lucknow and its four research centres situated across the country.