CRISPR used to make sweet potatoes larger and more nutritious

Submitted by Elsewhere on 2020-Oct-20 Tue 09:34

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2020-Oct-20 Tue 09:34

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Samuel Acheampong hails from a farmer family from the Ashanti Region of southern Ghana. His family cultivated cassava, yams, plantains, tomatoes, peppers and other crops. These days, Acheampong works mostly in a science lab, but his interest in farming remains strong and he is using the Nobel…

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CRISPR used to make sweet potatoes larger and more nutritious

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