wheat – The Loh Down On Science

Great Grains!

February 3, 2026 Donghui Ma

Let’s break bread… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Wheat feeds billions globally. But where did this journey begin? Enter Fei Lu and team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. They analyzed the DNA of over seven hundred wheat types, from wild grasses to modern

Saving Our Wheaties

November 19, 2020 Chris Toh

Dried wheat stalks against a wood background

Oh no! Dead crops. Could it be a CEREAL killer? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with The Loh Down on Science. Viruses often attack our crops, acting like Trojan horses. They take over the plant, killing it. To protect our wheat crops, we need to understand how these viruses