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Category: Nibbles

Little bits of link goodness not worth a whole post

Posted on May 30, 2007May 30, 2007

Buzzing wake up call

Jennifer Dotson’s letter to the Washington Post about bee declines refers to “forgotten soldiers of the food supply”. I like that.

Posted on May 28, 2007May 28, 2007

Position of the American Dietetic Association

Position of the American Dietetic Association: We can conserve natural resources and support sustainability.

Posted on May 28, 2007March 4, 2026

Monsanto buys up seed producers

Monsanto proudly announces the formation of a group to buy up seed companies.

Posted on May 28, 2007March 4, 2026

Indonesia disrupts WHO system

IPR concerns threaten ‘flu vaccine system as

Posted on May 27, 2007May 27, 2007

New natural anti-oxidant source

The seed extract of the South American Sapindaceae berry guarana (Paullinia cupana) has been found to have high levels of anti-oxidant activity.

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Fresh Nibbles

    1. Johnny Appleseed basically set up fruit tree genebanks 200 years ago.
    2. Modern fruit tree genebanks could probably learn something from Mr Appleseed.
    3. Is there a Mr Lycheeseed, I wonder?
    4. There are probably some fruit tree collections at the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute.
    5. Saudi Arabia is betting on tree genebanks. Maybe even fruit tree genebanks.
    6. All genebanks need to share their data, according to the guy in charge of helping European genebanks share their data.
    7. Can you put a value on genebanks? Should you?

    Published on June 7, 2026

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