Last week we looked at how human activity impacted animal species around Chernobyl. This week, I thought we'd look at how human activity impacts other humans, for good and ill. First, the bad news. The civil war in Syria has uprooted millions of it citizens. Among the diaspora are scientists who study the genetics of food crops. Their work was significant for its scope, its catalog of hardy strains that feed hardy people in challenging climates, and its connections to the history of agriculture. The loss of this program … [Read more...] about Science Corner: We Must Prevent a Wheat Seed Gap