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Tastier Tomato, Tougher Rice Sought From Genetic Data

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The tough but unpopular cousins of two favorite food crops have yielded their genetic secrets. Hardier, tastier tomatoes and more resilient rice for a hungry planet are among the goals. In two reports in the journal Nature Genetics, scientists have published the genomes of African rice and a wild relative of the tomato. There are good reasons why these two never really caught on the way their better-known kin did. The Asian species of rice is more productive and easier to process...

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