Dolores Piperno, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Dolores Piperno, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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Smithsonian archaeologist, Dolores Piperno, measures a teosinte plant growing under past climate conditions.

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Credit: STRI photographer Sean Mattson

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