Tracking Plant Genetics Through Art

Just like animals, plants evolve and change over time. And you might think we'd be looking for things like fossils to figure out how they've changed, but some scientists are using a far less traditional resource: art.Hosted by: Stefan ChinSciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ----------Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow----------Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever:Bryan Cloer, Chris Peters, Matt Curls, Kevin Bealer, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jacob, Christopher R Boucher, Nazara, charles george, Christoph Schwanke, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Adam Brainard, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, James Knight, GrowingViolet, Sam Lutfi, Alisa Sherbow, Jason A Saslow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Melida Williams, Tom Mosner----------Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?SciShow Tangents Podcast: http://www.scishowtangents.orgFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishowTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishowInstagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow----------Sources:https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/artificial-selection/#:~:text=Artificial%20selection%20is%20the%20identification,those%20traits%20in%20future%20generationshttps://www.cell.com/trends/plant-science/fulltext/S1360-1385(20)30192-8https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/cp-aba070920.phphttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1360138519302377https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/how-are-fruits-and-vegetables-domesticated/#segment-transcripthttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-019-0581-yhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110653540-023/htmlhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12520-010-0035-yhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00334-007-0125-7https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233622032_Information_Sources_for_Food_Studies_Researchhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1360138516301248https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/642785v1.full.pdfhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-019-0522-8Images:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tomb_of_Nakht_(2).jpghttps://www.istockphoto.com/photo/still-life-with-fruits-gm1170383960-323846162https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Banana_with_Seeds.jpghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pasteques,_extrait_d%27un_tableau_de_Giovanni_Stanchi.jpeghttps://www.istockphoto.com/photo/watermelon-gm157374780-6721816https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/fresh-potatoes-in-sack-on-wooden-table-gm698717842-129437385https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mochica_Potato.jpghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Microscope_view_-_Charred_Plant_Remains.tifhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charred_Plant_Remains.tifhttps://www.istockphoto.com/photo/background-of-ancient-babylonian-or-persian-cuneiform-symbols-on-rock-tablets-gm1169968235-323608462https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Preparing_and_Cooking_Cakes,_Tomb_of_Rekhmire_MET_31.6.30_EGDP013034.jpghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Serra_da_Capivara_-_Tree_Ritual.jpghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nakht_and_Family_Fishing_and_Fowling,_Tomb_of_Nakht_MET_DT12059.jpghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Garden_of_earthly_delights.jpghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hieronymus_Bosch_-_Saint_John_the_Baptist_in_the_Desert_-_Google_Art_Project.jpghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vertumnus_%C3%A5rstidernas_gud_m%C3%A5lad_av_Giuseppe_Arcimboldo_1591_-_Skoklosters_slott_-_91503.tiffhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pieter_Aertsen_006.jpghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pieter_Aertsen_-_Christ_in_the_House_of_Martha_and_Mary_-_Google_Art_Project.jpghttps://www.istockphoto.com/photo/freshly-harvested-organic-rainbow-carrots-gm891792332-246914703https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albert_Eckhout_1610-1666_Brazilian_fruits.jpghttps://www.istockphoto.com/photo/polychrome-wall-painting-tomb-of-userhat-theban-necropolis-luxor-egypt-gm471455009-21210606https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/hieroglyphs-on-the-wall-gm466044324-59448658https://www.biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2019/05/20/642785.full.pdfhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kustodiev_Merchants_Wife.jpghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arcimboldo_Oto%C3%B1o.jpghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Banquet_Still_Life,_Adriaen_van_Utrecht,_1644_-_Rijksmuseum.jpg