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rbesfe1 t1_ize8emw wrote

Reply to comment by jaimeinsd in A new study analyzing stone tools from southern China provides the earliest evidence of rice harvesting, dating to as early as 10,000 years ago. The researchers identified two methods of harvesting rice, which helped initiate rice domestication. by MistWeaver80

Neat quote but humans are the ones who did the artificial selection to turn wild rice and grains into a domesticated variety, not the other way around.

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innocuousEclair t1_izeapud wrote

In an effort to thrive, rice has slowly, over millennia, cultivated increasingly useful humans.

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jaimeinsd t1_izgh8to wrote

Yawn. Argue with the author who spent a lifetime researching these things. Not me. I just enjoyed the book.

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rbesfe1 t1_izgyzst wrote

Maybe don't throw out random quotes then if you don't understand them

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jaimeinsd t1_izhuhhx wrote

No yeah that's exactly what happened. You're so smart look at you. Is your dad proud of you yet for making irrelevant corrections to innocuous comments on internet forums? I bet he is so proud now. You've finally done it.

Last word's yours smart guy, I'm off to read. You have a good night.

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