![“Human Footprint” host Shane Campbell-Staton looking up at "The Gift of Maize" murals at the palace Of The Governor, Tlaxcala, Mexico.](https://www.gpb.org/sites/default/files/styles/flexheight/public/2023-06/dsc00612_blog.jpg?itok=hhdnHhpl)
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“Human Footprint” host Shane Campbell-Staton looking up at "The Gift of Maize" murals at the palace Of The Governor, Tlaxcala, Mexico. From the ~28,000 varieties of Maize that once nurished thounds of cultures across the America's, modern agriculture now only relies on a few varieties that we use in just about every product imaginable.
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