Addie Thompson

1 month ago | nature.com | Quinn Campbell |Nora P. Castañeda-Álvarez |Ryan Domingo |Eric Bishop-von Wettberg |Bryan Runck |Anna McCormick | +11 more

AbstractCrop diversity is an essential resource for global breeding programmes aimed at climate resilience. However, adaptation depends both on whether genetic diversity exists and if it is accessible. Here we consider the biological and social risks of crop adaptation at global and national levels using 1,937 publicly available genotyped and georeferenced accessions of sorghum, a staple crop for subsistence farmers.

2 months ago | biorxiv.org | Huan Chen |Amy Baetsen-Young |Addie Thompson |Brad Day

AbstractPrevious archaeological and anthropological studies have demonstrated the myriad of ways that cultural and political systems shape access to food and food preferences. However, few studies have conducted a biocultural analysis linking specific genotypic/phenotypic traits as evidence of cultural selection in ancient contexts.