Are rare breeds important for the conservation of genetic diversity? Today is the International Day of Biological Diversity.
Iron-rich beans are not iron-rich Measurements trump assumptions One of the nicest things about publishing our recent paper What is Wrong with Biofortification is that it prompted several people to share results and opinions that support our conclusions. Continue Reading →
Unintended Disaster Close, Sesame! Helena Bottemiller Evich had a story in her newsletter last week that left me open mouthed. Continue Reading →
The Queen of Elfan’s Nourice Mother’s milk: good for fairies too People (well, a person, but still) asked about the incidental music in my recent episode on Mothers and Milk. Continue Reading →
A diet for the future But not my future A paper in Nature Food today reports the results of a group of scientists in Finland who modelled the environmental impact of replacing animal-source foods in current European diets with novel or plant-based foods. Continue Reading →