Friday was the first full day of the 51st Maize Genetics Conference, and it was filled with all kinds of genetic fun. When I saw the program, I knew I would be up for the first talks of the morning…
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Corn has been king for a long time
University of Calgary archaeologists found corn starch residues in ancient pottery shards. "Their discovery shows the spread of maize out of Mexico more than 9,000 years ago occurred much faster than previously believed and provides evidence that corn was likely…
Teosintes are a puzzlebox of genes
Teosinte is a so-called primitive version of corn. Basically it's corn's version of our monkey, but corn and teosinte can still interbreed. To a corn breeder, teosinte is a puzzle box of genes that have been lost from maize cultivars.…