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Fixing the tomato: CRISPR edits correct plant-breeding snafu

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Geneticists harness two mutations — each cherished by breeders, but detrimental when combined — to improve on 10,000 years of tomato domestication.

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Ledford, H. Fixing the tomato: CRISPR edits correct plant-breeding snafu. Nature 545, 394–395 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2017.22018

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