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Cougar Schools Create New Quinoa Crop

Scientists at BYU and Washington State University created a version of the protein-rich quinoa plant that can thrive in the often-harsh growing conditions of Rwanda and other African countries. They named one variety of the crop after the schools’ shared mascot—Cougar Quinoa.

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