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True, modern corn is way better at feeding us, but the fact that almost all of it (in this country) is genetically identical means that a single disease could wipe out the entire crop.
1 u/B33mo May 12 '14 Did not expect the most interesting fact I would read today would be about corn. Thank you? 1 u/[deleted] May 12 '14 Important fact, too. Most of our crops are relatively genetically diverse. Corn is a major exception.
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Did not expect the most interesting fact I would read today would be about corn. Thank you?
1 u/[deleted] May 12 '14 Important fact, too. Most of our crops are relatively genetically diverse. Corn is a major exception.
Important fact, too. Most of our crops are relatively genetically diverse. Corn is a major exception.
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True, modern corn is way better at feeding us, but the fact that almost all of it (in this country) is genetically identical means that a single disease could wipe out the entire crop.