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Weeds are Herbs

Botanic Arts of Foraging, Classifying, and Cooking

In this issue we are delighted to present a brief yet meaningful exchange between o Lin, one member of the boundary-crossing artist/activist duo Weed Dow, and our cover team member En-Chieh Chao, an anthropologist and STSer based in NSYSU, Southern Taiwan.

by Zo Lin and En-Chieh Chao

East Asian Science, Technology and Society Journal, volume 15, issue 3

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Battling a plant disease pandemic

When we hear 'pandemic' we immediately think of COVID-19. But there's a deadly plant disease pandemic tearing through Australia that arrived long before COVID-19.

Branch Out (Podcast by The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney)

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Ancient grains are misnamed and their health benefits are unconfirmed

Wellness influencers extol the virtues of so-called ancient grains. But are they really better for us, asks James Wong

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Resisting everything

Superweeds are on the brink of becoming resistant to all weedkillers

The most damaging weed in the UK is evolving resistance to the powerful herbicide glyphosate - and many more superweeds are evolving worldwi