Genetic study may make ancient Inca's quinoa a grain of the future

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 13:41 in Paleontology & Archaeology

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Quinoa, the sacred "mother grain" of the ancient Inca civilization suppressed by Spanish conquistadors, could become an increasingly important food source in the future thanks to genetic secrets revealed in a new study.

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