Please could anyone let me know a contact email address for Rebecca
Nicholson,
Thanks, Angela
Angela Monckton
University of Leicester Archaeological Services
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Subject: Science special issue: Plant Domestication
Science Vol 316, Issue 5833, Pages 1809-1920 Out today, has three
articles (& a pretty cover) on plant domestication:
Seeking Agriculture's Ancient Roots. Michael Balter. Science 29 June
2007:
1830-1835. [Long review with emphasis on Near Eastern origins]
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/316/5833/1830
Genome Plasticity a Key Factor in the Success of Polyploid Wheat Under
Domestication. Jorge Dubcovsky and Jan Dvorak. Science 29 June 2007:
1862-1866. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/316/5833/1862
Domesticated Nature: Shaping Landscapes and Ecosystems for Human Welfare
Peter Kareiva, Sean Watts, Robert McDonald, and Tim Boucher. Science 29
June
2007: 1866-1869.
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/316/5833/1866
One can quibble with some of the detail in these articles but they do an
excellent job of conveying the current debates to a wider audience.
Mark
www.ancientgrains.org
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