The great edifice of variety and choice that is an American supermarket turns out to rest on a remarkably narrow biological foundation comprised of a tiny group of plants that is dominated by a single species: Zea mays, the giant tropical grass most Americans know as corn.Via Stuart Buck with an assist from Katie Newmark.
Economics puzzle: to what extent does the industrial use of corn, whether as a starch or as a motor fuel, affect the price of food? I will contemplate an answer to this, during the upcoming Corn Fest.
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