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A scientist's seed-planting story wins hearts online
Original: @ mathowie Great story with a scientific happy end. Fortunately, he planted the seeds! In my region, an eco-miller also
A story shared online about a scientist's discovery with a happy ending is drawing warm reactions, with readers noting he fortunately planted seeds in time. Commenters are drawing parallels to their own regions, including an eco-miller experimenting with ancient grain species alongside a farmer, and lamenting how much crop diversity was lost to industrial agriculture.
Why now: People are responding to a feel-good science story that touches on wider concerns about agricultural biodiversity.
mathowieeco-millerancient grainsindustrial agriculture
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- @ mathowie Great story with a scientific happy end. Fortunately, he planted the seeds! In my region, an eco-miller also experiments together with a farmer about ancient grain species. It's a pity that we need to relearn all, having lost diversity to industrial agriculture. The… · NatureMC@mastodon.online · 19
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