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Category: Nibbles

Little bits of link goodness not worth a whole post

Posted on February 7, 2008

Iriomote cat threatened

Not that close a relative of the domesticated cat, but still interesting, and in trouble.

Posted on February 7, 2008

Micronutrients protect against malaria

Another reason to eat those orange bananas (and sweet potatoes).

Posted on February 6, 2008

Plant barcode gene identified

Plant barcoders finally find the gene.

Posted on February 5, 2008

Fina and flavour cocoa

More countries admitted to tasty chocolate club.

Posted on February 5, 2008February 5, 2008

New book on globalization

Vermeer’s Hat illuminates the birth of global trade, with agricultural products to the fore. Need to read.

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Fresh Nibbles

    1. Africa needs good forest seeds.
    2. And genetic monitoring of the resulting plantings, probably.
    3. The Caribbean also wants quality seed, and thinks a mobile seed bank is the way to get it.
    4. The only mobile things about New Zealand’s genebank are its collectors.
    5. A very mobile donation to the UK’s vegetable genebank.
    6. Nothing very mobile about Slow Beans 2025, but that’s the point.
    7. The long journey of honeysuckle.

    Published on January 20, 2026

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