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Posted on January 20, 2008

The story of the St Bernard

There’s a stuffed St Bernard called Barry in a museum in Berne.

Posted on January 19, 2008

Cattalo complicating plans to restore Great Plains

More on the bison‘s polluted genome.

Posted on January 19, 2008

Heal thyself

Medicinal plants in trouble.

Posted on January 16, 2008

Archaeo-agrobiodiversity discoveries highlighted

Squash seeds and chickens feature among the Top Ten discoveries of 2007, according to Archaeology Magazine. I believe we linked to both of these stories when they first appeared. The article on Polynesian breakthroughs also mentions work on pigs that we blogged about.

Posted on January 14, 2008

Height record broken

Jack and the Amaranthus stalk.

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    1. Pearl millet is getting the hybrid treatment. And, loving it.
    2. Want to know what to grow in your garden? Yes, even pearl millet.
    3. Nice pics of Armenian landscapes, food and foodways. No pearl millet in sight.
    4. The latest monthly newsletter from The Botanist in the Kitchen does seeds. Pearl millet unavailable for comment.
    5. China is genotyping and phenotyping (almost) everything. Pearl millet feeling left out.
    6. If pearl millet fails, there is always pastoralism. No, wait…

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