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Crop Breeding for Human Health with Mark Christensen

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Recombination Nation
Published
Jan 15, 2026
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Summary

Mark Christensen transitioned from a career in accounting to a passion for quantifying the astonishing health benefits of select heritage crops through the power of modern chemistry. He founded the Heritage Foods Crops Research Trust in New Zealand and created a potent organisation to spread his work into the wider community. Check out his organisation: https://www.heritagefoodcrops.org.nz Their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/heritagefoodcrops And their superstar apple : https://www.heritagefoodcrops.org.nz/montys-surprise-apple/ Find more of Shane's work at Substack: https://recombinationnation.substack.com Read his book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/