Thursday 11 September 2014

It's the Pits: Ancient peach stones offer clues to fruit's origins

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It's the Pits: Ancient peach stones offer clues to fruit's origins
Mississauga, Canada (SPX) Sep 10, 2014 - As peach trees in the Niagara Region of Ontario give up the last of their fruit for the season, their ancestors halfway around the globe are clamouring for attention. In a study published in PLOS ONE, Gary Crawford, a U of T Mississauga anthropology professor, and two Chinese colleagues propose that the domestic peaches enjoyed worldwide today can trace their ancestry back at least 7,500 y ... more


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