- Chromosomes can hop from one pathogenic fungus to another. Probably not a good thing.
- Dogs originated in the Middle East after all. Decide, already, will ya?
- IUCN also has a Protected Area of the Day. Genebank of the day, anyone?
- Problems with bananas in Uganda surprisingly mainly abiotic. Live and learn.
- Vaviblog celebrates Gary Nabhan’s birthday. Kinda. Which is also St Patrick’s Day? How cool is that?
- Report on Haiti’s seed security. Needs digesting.
Fresh Nibbles
Nibbles: Fungi, Dogs, Protected areas, Banana, Ethiopia, Haiti
Happy birthday, Charles
Let us not forget, that before The Origin and natural selection there was artificial selection; in other words, plant and animal breeding, mostly in the service of agriculture.
So, Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin. There’s a whole lot of stuff going on today, which has quite a history.
One more substantive link will do, to the Biodiversity Heritage Library’s entry for today.
Oh no! Waylaid by Wikipedia I discover that today is also the anniversary of the Battle of the Herrings, which took place in 1429. Fishy, huh?
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