I’m Luigi Guarino and I post mainly on the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity. Especially, but not exclusively, in genebanks. I live in Kenya. I’m retired. Check out my blog: https://agro.biodiver.sehttps://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3mvhcl2r4zs2u"They soaked betel nuts in artificial saliva, then tested the saliva on frog egg cells genetically engineered to grow human brain receptors." Allrighty then. https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-09-10/earliest-evidence-of-human-drug-use-discovered-in-indonesia/10713065614 Sep 2026 04:47 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhcl2r4zs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3mvhbdpdmls23Brainfood: Opportunity crops, meet your constraints – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/09/brainfood-opportunity-crops-meet-your-constraints/ #conservation #agrobiodiversity #biodiversity #genebanks #OpportunityCrops #PlantBreeding14 Sep 2026 04:25 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhbdpdmls23https://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3mvck4judns2hThe case for a PGRFA case manager – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/09/the-case-for-a-case-manager/ #genebanks #conservation #agrobiodiversity #biodiversity12 Sep 2026 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvck4judns2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3mvcissyjfs27All the stars aligned today Anthropeum.com · Sep 12 2026 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟦🟩🟦🟦🟩🟦 84,377 · top 3% of players today! https://Anthropeum.com12 Sep 2026 06:56 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcissyjfs27https://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3mvab2366qs2fMore data is always good to have, I’m sure. But, but, but… What if… Hear me out: what if the problem of #genebanks' perceived "underuse" cannot be solved just by making their databases bigger, deeper and easier to search? https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/09/the-missing-middle/11 Sep 2026 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvab2366qs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3mv7xoii3bc2cListening for genetic erosion – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/09/listening-for-genetic-erosion/ #genebanks #conservation #agrobiodiversity #biodiversity #GeneticErosion11 Sep 2026 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7xoii3bc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3mv5dqol4t22jNibbles: Frafra, Seed multiplication, Quality seeds, Balearic genebank, Indigenous trees double, Bruno cart, Belgian wild yeast – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/09/frafra/ #genebanks #conservation #agrobiodiversity #biodiversity #OpportunityCrops #brewing #trees #seeds10 Sep 2026 05:42 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5dqol4t22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3mv5cvsyc322pAre @cgiar.org #genebanks underused? And if so, why? https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/09/the-missing-middle/10 Sep 2026 05:26 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5cvsyc322phttps://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3mv3iidb6uc2pSurprisingly difficult... www.maptap.gg September 9 95🏅 100🎯 98🎯 94🏅 96🔥 Final score: 961 https://www.maptap.gg09 Sep 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3iidb6uc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3mv2rj3ehi224Missing use, or missing middle? – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/09/the-missing-middle/ #genebanks #conservation #agrobiodiversity #biodiversity09 Sep 2026 05:10 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2rj3ehi224https://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3muycglpwtk27Interesting book [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 05:35 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3muycglpwtk27https://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3muy5xxyyqk26Do crop descriptors really rule the world? – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/09/do-crop-descriptors-really-run-the-show/ #genebanks #conservation #agrobiodiversity #biodiversitydata08 Sep 2026 04:15 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3muy5xxyyqk26https://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3muvne4xtd22lBrainfood: Tree conservation from assisted migration to cryo – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/09/brainfood-tree-conservation-edition/ #genebanks #forests #conservation #biodiversity #agrobiodiversity #cryopreservation07 Sep 2026 04:12 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvne4xtd22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3mur7fbdjmc22Data is not the destination – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/09/data-is-not-the-destination/ #genebanks #conservation #agrobiodiversity #biodiversity #data05 Sep 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mur7fbdjmc22https://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3mupfdfljss2zOn a roll… Anthropeum.com · Sep 4 2026 🟦🟩🟦🟦🟦🟦🟩🟩🟦🟦 92,954 · top 2% of players today! https://Anthropeum.com04 Sep 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupfdfljss2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3mup24dbtis2lWhen farming worlds collide: I hope people will check my archaeobotany, but if I got details wrong, I think the main point still stands: “local” and “introduced” crops are not enemies. Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/09/when-farming-worlds-collided/ #domestication #genebanks #agrobiodiversity04 Sep 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup24dbtis2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3muoag7l4rk2yPickle (almost) everything. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 05:32 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3muoag7l4rk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3mumdy7tfvk2rOh yeah baby Anthropeum.com · Sep 3 2026 🟩🟨🟦🟩🟦🟦🟦🟩🟦🟦 88,065 · top 1% of players today! https://Anthropeum.com03 Sep 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumdy7tfvk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3mujzqgn45c2zFrom preserving options to exercising options – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/09/from-preserving-options-to-exercising-options/ #genebanks #agrobiodiversity #biodiversity #conservation #seedsystems #PlantBreeding02 Sep 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujzqgn45c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3mugwphdprs2fUnacceptable body shaming [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugwphdprs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3mugwjhjkv22fYes, I only post my Ws Anthropeum.com · Sep 1 2026 🟩🟦🟩🟩🟦🟩🟦🟦🟩🟩 82,740 · top 4% of players today! https://Anthropeum.com01 Sep 2026 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugwjhjkv22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3muedltklpk2aBrainfood: The diverse lives and times of crop diversity – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/08/brainfood-the-diverse-lives-and-times-of-crop-diversity/ #genebanks #conservation #agrobiodiversity #biodiversity #PlantBreeding #HeirloomSeeds31 Aug 2026 07:02 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3muedltklpk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/agrobiodiverse.bsky.social/post/3mua2qpfxck22What is maize good for? – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/08/maize-is-good-but-good-at-what/ #conservation #genebanks #agrobiodiversity #biodiversity #PlantBreeding #OpportunityCrops29 Aug 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:7txwfdh2tihs5pgutsihryeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mua2qpfxck22