Giovanni Stanchi (Rome c. 1645-1672). Oil on canvas, 38 5/8 x 52½ in. (Christie's Images Ltd.)
Giovanni Stanchi (Rome c. 1645-1672). Oil on canvas, 38 5/8 x 52½ in. (Christie's Images Ltd.)
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Watermelons had made their way to gardens in southern Europe by around 1600, writes Edwards, but they weren't domesticated by any means. For one thing, they were smaller, as most wild fruits are. They were also lighter than modern-day watermelons — the fleshy fruit surrounding the seeds is actually watermelon placenta, and it contained lower levels of lycopene, the protein that gives the fruit its red color.Over time, humans have selectively bred watermelons to grow larger and produce higher levels of lycopene, brightening their insides in the process.
Modern watermelons
They’re beautiful, but too much rind and too much seed. Hybridized out of them over the centuries.
Why, the next thing you know, future generation won't be able to see a rare strain of minnow that has a stripe on its back, even though common minnows are not endangered in any way. Let us reroute all water usage through government first, to save the DNA heritage of the striped minnow for our great grandchildren!!!
Great post!
Caused by Evolution and Global Warming, no doubt.
Ack! Genetically modified food! Run for your lives.
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I love Renaissance art. They were beginning to understand perspective.