Finding hidden genetic treasure: Historic wheat collection.

The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column, we look at ancient wheat.

Genetic Treasure: Historic Wheat Collection

Reader C.B. spotted this: Finding hidden genetic treasure: Study uncovers untapped diversity in historic wheat collection. The article begins:

“A decade-long collaborative study has discovered huge genetic potential that is untapped in modern wheat varieties. The international study which appears in Nature reveals that at least 60% of the genetic diversity found in a historic collection of wheat is unused, providing an unprecedented opportunity to improve modern wheat and sustainably feed a growing global population.

To make this discovery, a cross-institutional collaboration led by Dr. Simon Griffiths, at the John Innes Centre and Professor Shifeng Cheng at the Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), studied the A.E. Watkins Landrace Collection, a historic collection of local varieties of wheat which are no longer grown anywhere in the world and compared this with modern wheats.”

A Military Draft Coming? House Passes Automatic Registration

I’ll lead off today’s column with some news mentioned by several blog readers, covered well over at Zero Hedge: Military Draft Coming? House Passes Measure To Automatically Register Men For Selective Service. JWR’s Comment: I’ll be curious to see how the Senate handles this, in their version of the NDAA.

Most People Grow Out of Transgenderism

Reader D.S.V. sent us this article: German Study: Vast Majority of People Will Grow Out of Transgenderism within 5 Years.

Ex-CDC Director Until Killer Bird Flu Pandemic in Humans

Over at Breitbart: Former CDC Director: ‘Just a Matter of Time’ Until Bird Flu Pandemic with ‘Significant Mortality’ in Humans. JWR’s Comment: Note the tone, and note the source. This sounds like a fait accompli from TPTB, to me.

Drug Shortages Keep Growing

Reader C.B. sent this: Drug shortages keep on growing. Older, injectable medicines are among the most vulnerable. here is an excerpt:

“Erin Fox has tracked drug shortages for more than 20 years, and she sees no easy solutions for what has become a record run.

Total active shortages hit an all-time high of 323 in this year’s first quarter, according to the University of Utah Drug Information Service. That’s up about 86% from a 10-year low of 174 last reached in 2017.

There were 48 new shortages recorded this year through March, according to the data, published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Still, Fox also sees positive news developing. The associate chief pharmacy officer at University of Utah Health spoke recently with The Associated Press. The conversation has been edited for clarity and length.”