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The power of choice shapes the plants we eat. For at least 10,000 years, people have made choices about which seeds to plant. Their choices have reshaped food plants completely... Plant breeders and farmers use scientific knowledge of inheritance to increase the power of selection. Breeders choose parents with desirable and make intentional crosses to reshape varieties more quickly... For at least 10,000 years, people have been reshaping plants to fit our food needs. Through the power of choice, plus the powerful addition of science, people have changed plant genes to address ongoing challenges like drought, diseases, and climate change. Look closer to see the exciting technologies that have allowed food production to keep pace with an exploding world population.