David Spooner
David Spooner
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In contrast to all prior hypotheses of multiple origins of the cultivated potato, we have identified a single origin from a broad area of southern Peru.
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Our preference is to seek a longer-term solution that will permit the orderly development of textile and apparel trade. But the United States will have no hesitation in walking away from a bad deal.
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We have made good progress in our discussions over the past couple of days. Although we still have differences, we feel that additional time to work on the issues would be beneficial.
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We have had extremely productive discussions over the last two days and I am hopeful that we can wrap up, if not today, then at another meeting,
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We have had extremely productive discussions over the last two days,
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We were able to make progress, particularly with product coverage and quota levels, but we did not reach an agreement with the Chinese.
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But the United States will have no hesitation in walking away from a bad deal.
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This result shows the potato originated one time and from a species that was distributed in southern Peru.
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There are many different colors solid and mottled and dotted from white to tan to purple to red.
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There are many different colors -- solid and mottled and dotted from white to tan to purple to red.
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Our discussions this week have yielded substantial progress on a large number of issues. We look forward to meeting again soon.
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We are very pleased with the comparative sections. They provide us information on what they have done successfully.
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The multiple-origins theory was based in part on the broad distribution of potatoes from north to south across many different habitats, through morphological resemblance of different wild species to cultivated species, and through other data. Our DNA data, however, shows that in fact all cultivated potatoes can be traced back to a single origin in southern Peru.
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a longer-term solution that will permit greater stability in textile and apparel trade.