Comments on: Project background http://www.vaviblog.com A voice for N.I. Vavilov Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:10:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Donald R. Forsdyke http://www.vaviblog.com/about-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1617 Donald R. Forsdyke Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:01:11 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?page_id=2#comment-1617 It is wonderful to find some of Vavilov's writings at this internet site. Those visiting the site might like to know that Vavilov had many dealings with the English geneticist William Bateson. This is related in our new biography of Bateson, details of which may be found <a href="http://post.queensu.ca/~forsdyke/book04.htm" rel="nofollow">at my website</a>. It is wonderful to find some of Vavilov’s writings at this internet site. Those visiting the site might like to know that Vavilov had many dealings with the English geneticist William Bateson. This is related in our new biography of Bateson, details of which may be found at my website.

]]> By: constanza http://www.vaviblog.com/about-2/comment-page-1/#comment-728 constanza Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:44:59 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?page_id=2#comment-728 Congratulations ! Your project is very interesting! I am subscribed some months ago to Vaviblog RSS feed and I think is amazing how he discovered the different crops and wild plants. You are doing an excellent work! Congratulations again! Congratulations ! Your project is very interesting! I am subscribed some months ago to Vaviblog RSS feed and I think is amazing how he discovered the different crops and wild plants. You are doing an excellent work! Congratulations again!

]]> By: admin http://www.vaviblog.com/about-2/comment-page-1/#comment-635 admin Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:28:58 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?page_id=2#comment-635 @Murphy: I'm not an expert on Vavilov's personal life by any means, but I think it is entirely likely. Vavilov was a very attractive and charming man and he was a professor at Saratov. His son Yuri is still alive, as are other members of the family. I suppose your friend could ask for DNA samples ... especially if all he wants is information. It would be interesting to see the photograph. @Murphy: I’m not an expert on Vavilov’s personal life by any means, but I think it is entirely likely. Vavilov was a very attractive and charming man and he was a professor at Saratov. His son Yuri is still alive, as are other members of the family. I suppose your friend could ask for DNA samples … especially if all he wants is information.
It would be interesting to see the photograph.

]]> By: Murphy Pickett http://www.vaviblog.com/about-2/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Murphy Pickett Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:47:42 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?page_id=2#comment-629 08-19-09 I have a question about Vavilov's personal life. Could he have had another son in 1923, in Saratov, as the result of a liaison with a young woman? I have a Russian friend, who was told that his father was a famous scientist at the Univerity. His mother gave him a photo that bears a strong resemblance to Vavilov. 08-19-09

I have a question about Vavilov’s personal life. Could he have had another son in 1923, in Saratov, as the result of a liaison with a young woman? I have a Russian friend, who was told that his father was a famous scientist at the Univerity. His mother gave him a photo that bears a strong resemblance to Vavilov.

]]> By: Rebecca Smith http://www.vaviblog.com/about-2/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Rebecca Smith Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:42:28 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?page_id=2#comment-56 What a fantastic project, congratulations. I haven't had a good look around yet, but a blog broadly about agricultural biodiversity is a great idea. Of particular concern is our rapidly disappearing diversity among livestock breeds: the FAO projects that 20% of 7500 chickens, pigs, sheep and cattle will disappear by 2020. In 2009, we really stand at a crossroads - the celebrations over for anniversary of the Origin of Species, our best explanation for life and all it's diversity, and the 2010 UN International Year of Biodiversity to come. The diversity of crops and farm animals seems a less glamorous cause than saving the whales, or mountain gorillas, but it really is the time we took a stand to conserve it. Good luck with your travels, discoveries and reporting! I look forward to reading more. What a fantastic project, congratulations. I haven’t had a good look around yet, but a blog broadly about agricultural biodiversity is a great idea. Of particular concern is our rapidly disappearing diversity among livestock breeds: the FAO projects that 20% of 7500 chickens, pigs, sheep and cattle will disappear by 2020.

In 2009, we really stand at a crossroads – the celebrations over for anniversary of the Origin of Species, our best explanation for life and all it’s diversity, and the 2010 UN International Year of Biodiversity to come.

The diversity of crops and farm animals seems a less glamorous cause than saving the whales, or mountain gorillas, but it really is the time we took a stand to conserve it.

Good luck with your travels, discoveries and reporting! I look forward to reading more.

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