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How Much Has Our Supermarket Produce Changed Over Time?
Humans have been modifying plants for hundreds of years. Selective breeding really took hold in the teenth century with agriculturists like robert wakewell separating livestock and intentionally pairing animals together to get offspring with beneficial features. Geens which make plants bigger or tastier get passed on as the seeds from those crops are chosen for sowing. So win walking around super market to day, what produce on our shelves has undergone this type of transformation? Any crop that you might pick up will have transformed dramatically over time as different individuals, different communities have become interested in different qualities.
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