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Preserving heirloom potatoes with science

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Katharina Schantz
March 3, 2025

The Andes' bitter potatoes: the humble key to the future of agriculture? Peruvian biologist Nataly Canales thinks so. But she focuses on ethics, not profit, and asks: Who owns knowledge about plants?

Katharina Schantz Multimedia journalist with expertise in climate and environment reporting
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