## ‘Goldmine’ collection of wheat from 100 years ago may help feed the world, scientists say

Authored by theguardian.com

“Essentially we have uncovered a goldmine,” said Simon Griffiths, a geneticist at the John Innes Centre and one of the project’s leaders.

“This is going to make an enormous difference to our ability to feed the world as it gets hotter and agriculture comes under increasing climatic strain.”.

This wheat was derived from wild varieties that were originally domesticated and cultivated in the Fertile Crescent in the Middle East, 10,000 years ago.

Scientists had wanted to pinpoint and study the wheat genes in the Watkins collection after the development of large-scale DNA sequencing more than a decade ago, but faced an unusual problem.

Astonishingly, this data revealed that modern wheat varieties only make use of 40% of the genetic diversity found in the collection.

“We have found that the Watkins collection is packed full of useful variation which is simply absent in modern wheat,” said Griffiths.

He realised that genetic diversity – in this case, of wheat – was being eroded and that we badly needed to halt that. »

### Trump rally shooter identified as 20-year-old Pennsylvania man

Authored by nbcnews.com

Law enforcement authorities have identified the man who made an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

The FBI said the shooter, who is dead, was identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania voter records listed a Thomas Matthew Crooks with the same address and birth date as a registered Republican. »

### Toys For Bob’s Crash 5 Seemingly Shelved During Development

Authored by gamevro.com

Toys For Bob’s Crash 5 Seemingly Shelved During Development.

Toys For Bob’s Crash Bandicoot 5 has seemingly been shelved during its development. »

### Florida woman faces lawsuit, code violation after filling storm drain with concrete, court records show

Authored by fox35orlando.com

"I filled in the two manholes and that broken pipe because I didn't want any more erosion on my property," Diane Goglas told FOX 35 News.

In March, Goglas sent her neighbors a letter saying she believed a drain pipe was installed on her property without her permission.

Seminole County just sent Goglas a notice of code violation, saying she has to remove the concrete and repair the existing stormwater pipe and drainage fixtures. »

### German lay judge challenges a headscarf ban in court – DW – 07

Authored by dw.com

A German Muslim woman has been barred from working as a lay judge because she wears a headscarf which was alleged to be in violation of the requirement of neutrality.

The regional court ruled that any religious symbols worn by the lay judge during a trial would violate the state's requirement of neutrality.

The barred lay judge has argued that she understood the wearing of a headscarf to be a religious duty. »

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