Simply amazing, who knew old strains of wheat had less gluten
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An Italian Farmer Found Some Unknown Seeds in His Attic and, With Nothing to Lose, Planted Them. The Result Was Almost Biblical When a seven-eared stem emerged from the ground, it seemed like a miracle. What Claudio Grossi had unearthed was an ancient grain that proved to be an answer to some modern problems… https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/italian-farmer-found-unknown-seeds-attic-with-nothing-lose-planted-them-result-biblical-180989644/ via Smithsonian Magazine
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Cool, right? I think we had a clue because of quinoa, and I vaguely remember reading something about increasing gluten intentionally for chewy, fluffy breads, but maybe that memory is actually a strange half forgotten dream.
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nobody 2 weeks ago
I have read that gluten is protein. Humans need protein yet sometimes (nature versus nurture) have allergies to different kinds of proteins (genetic, environmental, exposure, etcetera, cum'on super smart science braggadocios (do you need a press release before you actually do the work? Are you lame?).
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