There are millions of Holstein cows in the U.S., but genetically, there are less than 50 unique individuals among them. If Holsteins were wild animals, they’d be in danger of extinction. But who wants to stop inbreeding now?
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Modernist Bread: The Art and Science
Favorably reviewed in everything from The New York Times to Martha Stewart to Physics World, this five-volume set tells the story of bread, in every way imaginable. Authored by Nathan Myhrvold, former chief strategist and technology officer at Microsoft and award-winning chef Francisco Migoya.
Sage Bionetworks seeks a drug-discovery revolution
A science story about Sage Bionetworks that manages to make Systems Biology understandable and compelling to non-scientists
When hunger goes haywire
Suzy Renn and the mystery of anorexic fish
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