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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: What did they grow before maize? Seeing as how that's NOT an ancestral African crop. Thomas Jefferson was a pretty cool dude, other than the slave thing. more »
Dug: Little known fact: Thomas Jefferson was a genetic property rights pirate. During the Revolutionary War, the American long grain rice crop had been p... more »
ZanipoloLebron: Except that the selection criteria are assuming that alternative crops that dont do as well are not worth continuing with. This isnt always the case. ... more »
CSX321: What about natural selection? Assuming the seed for the next year's crop comes from the current crop, the plants that survive and produce seed are the... more »
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Researchers Say Africa Needs "Genetic Prospectors"

Over the next 50 years, the climates of most African nations will change enough that their traditional crops will no longer be able to grow. But there is a solution — a new type of explorer called a genetic prospector. More »
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