The dangerous past and hopeful future of a toxic but nutritious crop
by Americans are familiar with the three staple crops that dominate modern diets – corn, rice and wheat. However, fourth place is held by a dark …
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The dangerous past and hopeful future of a toxic but nutritious crop
Over thousands of years, the Natives bred it from a weedy wild plant into a crop that stores huge amounts of starch in potato-like tubers, …
The dangerous past and hopeful future of a toxic but nutritious crop
Over thousands of years, the Natives bred it from a weedy wild plant into a crop that stores huge amounts of starch in potato-like tubers, …