Using art history to explore society's changing connections with agriculture
Food insecurity is a looming challenge that especially affects those least fortunate. Consumer food choices have a substantial impact on the sustainability of current food systems. Here, we use art as a lens through which to consider our contemporary and historical relationship to one of the world's most crucial crops, the potato, in the context of the
Edward F. Hill‐King +2 more
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<i>Flectamus genua</i>. Gonarthrosis in the Remains of the Blessed Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet (Catania, Italy, 19th Century AD). [PDF]
Piombino-Mascali D +5 more
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Anthropogenic facilitation of wild plants based on aesthetic preferences for particular traits can change the biogeography and ecology of natural communities. We use a mixed‐methods socioecological approach to characterize the ways in which humans interact with a common, widely distributed plant and a generalist viral symbiont that induces an ...
Elizabeth M. Lombardi +3 more
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Genomes of historical specimens reveal multiple invasions of LTR retrotransposons in Drosophila melanogaster during the 19th century. [PDF]
Scarpa A +3 more
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Grape (Vitis L.) biodiversity: Historical uses, current status, and future potential
Grapes (Vitis L. ‐ Vitaceae) are among the most important fruit crops globally, consumed in the form of wine, fresh fruit, raisins, and in many products. Complex and fascinating biocultural processes underpin the crop, with a remarkable assemblage of species comprising grapevines and with heterogeneous viticultural practices and rapidly advancing new ...
Colin K. Khoury +4 more
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Integrated multidisciplinary analysis of mobile digital radiographic acquisitions of the mummies of the Hermits from the Sanctuary of Madonna della Corona (Italy - 17th to 19th Century CE). [PDF]
Larentis O +14 more
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Conservation gap analysis for wild grapevines (Vitis L.) of the Americas
Wild grapevines (Vitis L.) native to the Americas are ecologically and culturally important plants that are also critical to the global cultivated grape industry as sources of traits for crop innovation, but many of these species are poorly documented and insufficiently conserved.
Daniel Carver +15 more
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Traumatic fractures in an early 19th century museum skeleton suggest the homicide of an old Munich character: the history of "Finessensepperl" (Finesse Joseph). [PDF]
Nerlich AG +4 more
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Intelligent nano‐platforms in breast cancer therapy: Current advances and future perspectives
The smart nano platform in breast cancer treatment is designed with advanced nanocarriers, including liposomes, hydrogels, porous nanoparticles, and aptamer‐based systems. These systems are capable of targeted drug release and response to environmental stimuli.
Tina Rahimi, Moluk Aivazi
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