Researchers have written "a first draft of the story of how rice dispersed across Asia." It includes a major cooling event that forced rice's evolution.
Rachel Harrison-NYU •
futurity
May 18, 2020
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~7 min
Stuff that scientists have called the "dark matter" of the genome, or even dismissed as "junk DNA," appears to have played a big role in rice domestication.
Talia Ogliore-WUSTL •
futurity
Dec. 30, 2019
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~4 min
Rice yields could decline about 40% by 2100, affecting about 2 billion people worldwide. What's more, the rice could contain twice as much toxic arsenic.