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<p>Maize is one of the world’s most widely grown crops. It is used for both human and animal foods and holds great cultural significance, especially for indigenous peoples in the Americas. Yet despite its importance, the origins of the grain have been hotly debated for more than a century. Now new research, published Dec. 1 in Science, shows that all modern maize descends from a hybrid created just over 5000 years ago in central Mexico, thousands of years after the plant was first domesticated.</p>
“We’re trying to bring the community together,” were the words used by Samantha Snodgrass to describe the goals behind recently-created group Detroit United, and it’s a mission we fully applaud.
Detroit United Group’s name says it all. “We are trying to bring the community together by hosting events,” said Samantha Snodgrass, the group’s president. “We are just trying to build