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Author: Luigi Guarino

Posted on June 15, 2007

Rabbits breeding like … rabbits

Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits reintroduced into their native habitat in the state of Washington are finally breeding, raising hopes that this endangered species will recover. Ok, so as wild relatives of a domesticated species go, this one is a fairly remote one, but who knew that “the domestic Oryctolagus cuniculus is believed to have originated in French monasteries in the late first millennium?”

Posted on June 15, 2007

Japanese rice planting festival

“What flower blooms in the front field? Rice flowers, money flowers, flowers of perfect virtue.”

Posted on June 15, 2007

New course

Teaching researchers to talk to farmers in East Africa.

Posted on June 15, 2007

Australian fruits

Aussies scour their flora for cool fruits.

Posted on June 14, 2007

Noah’s Fridge

Noah’s Fridge: no, not Svalbard!

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    4. Discover how a locally adapted cattle population in Japan became a globally recognized premium brand by maintaining distinctive genetic and breeding characteristics. Lessons there for all of the above perhaps?

    Published on June 30, 2026

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