The tomato of the 21st century
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 - 06:35
in Biology & Nature
When tomatoes ripen in our gardens, we watch them turn gradually from hard, green globules to brightly coloured, aromatic, and tasty fruits. This familiar and seemingly commonplace transformation masks a seething mass of components interacting in a well-regulated albeit highly complex manner...
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