Cocoa CRISPR: Gene editing shows promise for improving the ‘chocolate tree’

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Cocoa CRISPR: Gene editing shows promise for improving the ‘chocolate tree’
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Use of the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 could help to breed cacao trees that exhibit desirable traits such as enhanced resistance to diseases — By Penn State The cacao tree, which grows in tropical regions, produces the cocoa beans that are the raw material of chocolate.

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