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Old school eats

The Economist has a fascinating piece on the role of wheat in human culture and diet. It's a good read.

Turns out that genetically modified foods were first introduced because they were healthier and more nutritious than their organic counterparts, and that GM has been going on as long as there's been agriculture. Not a single grain of wheat you buy in the store today - organic or not - is free from genetic modifications. The reason is that grain that is grown by humans for agricultural purposes is entirely dependent on us for propagation: the heavy seeds do not have a natural dispersion method, and must be planted and cultivated artifically.

Cool.