Scientists race to crack the potato's genetic code
Friday, September 12, 2008 - 14:00
in Biology & Nature
LIMA (Reuters) - Scientists around the world have teamed up to sequence the genome of the potato, hoping to crack the genetic code of one of the world's most important crops at a time of surging population growth and high food prices.
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