- 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.
Nibbles: Andean diversity, Mycoculture, Teff, Lentil
- Diversity to improve food security in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Mushroom farming in Kenya.
- Injera eating in Ethiopia.
- A new lentil! Be still my beating heart.
Nibbles: Drugs, Chains, Data, Year, Svalbard, Twitter, Laurel
- Opium gene decoded. Is that good?
- ILRI shares a bunch of presentations on value chains. Can’t be bad.
- Missouri Botanical Garden opens Center for Biodiversity Informatics. Will any good come of it?
- Agri scientists promote 2010 as biodiversity year. But that should have read Bioversity International. Bad.
- Wild edibles could hold key to protecting food supply? They mean wild relatives, of course. Very bad.
- More on our Twitter feed. You following us, right? Good!
- Beware the Ides of March! Laurel wreath bad for some.
Nibbles: Wild strawberries, Year of Biodiversity, Dog breeding, Vancouver’s Old Apple Tree
- NY Times does Svalbard.
- Gus Molina does agrobiodiversity.
- Dogs “continue to wither genetically.” Ouch.
- Rescuing an historical apple tree.
Nibbles: Seed prices, Noni, Beef, Haskap, Grapes
- NYT reports on the US Justice Dept’s probe of seed prices. CAS-IP submitted evidence.
- University of Guam funded to study noni (Morinda citrifolia)
- Mostly-foliage-fed vs mostly-seed-fed: the debate continues.
- Edible Blue Honeysuckle berry news. Who knew? (Link removed as spam.)
- The Scientist Gardener tackles grapes. Cheers.