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Gene Editing for Sweet Tomatoes

Tomatoes grown for supermarkets are often large but lack the sweetness of wild varieties.

Scientists have identified genes that control sugar production in tomatoes and used gene editing to boost sweetness in domesticated varieties.

By tweaking these genes, researchers have created tomatoes with significantly higher sugar content while maintaining their size and yield.

This discovery has the potential to revolutionize tomato production, offering consumers sweeter fruit without sacrificing farmer's needs.

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Original: The Guardian (Science)

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#gene editing #agriculture #fruit #genetics #food science

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